Platform Management; Platform Management Features; Ipmi 2.0 Features - Intel X38ML - Server Board Motherboard Technical Manual

Intel® Server Board X38ML
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Platform Management

The Platform Management subsystem on the Intel
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), server management buses, sensors, server
management firmware, and system BIOS. The BMC on the Intel
provided by the ServerEngines* Pilot-II integrated Baseboard Management Controller
(Integrated BMC).
This chapter provides an architectural overview of the Platform Management subsystem and the
details of its features and functionality including BIOS interactions and support.
5.1

Platform Management Features

5.1.1

IPMI 2.0 Features

Baseboard management controller (BMC)
IPMI Watchdog timer
Messaging support, including command bridging and user/session support
Chassis device functionality, including power/reset control and BIOS boot flags support
Alert processing device including platform event trap (PET) and Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) alerts via LAN interfaces.
Platform event filtering (PEF) device.
Event receiver device: The BMC receives and processes events from other platform
subsystems.
Field replaceable unit (FRU) inventory device functionality: The BMC supports access to
system FRU devices using IPMI FRU commands.
System event log (SEL) device functionality: The BMC supports and provides access to
a SEL.
Sensor device record (SDR) repository device functionality: The BMC supports storage
and access of system SDRs.
Sensor device and sensor scanning/monitoring: The BMC provides IPMI management of
sensors. It polls sensors to monitor and report system health.
IPMI interfaces
Host interfaces include system management software (SMS) with receive message
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queue support and server management mode (SMM).
Terminal mode serial interface
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IPMB interface
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LAN interface that supports the IPMI-over-LAN protocol (RMCP, RMCP+)
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Serial-over-LAN (SOL)
ACPI state synchronization: The BMC tracks ACPI state changes that are provided by
the BIOS.
BMC self-test: The BMC performs initialization and run-time self-tests, and makes
results available to external entities.
For additional details, refer to the IPMI 2.0 Specification.
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