Lenovo RD220 - ThinkServer - 3798 User Manual page 10

Table 1. Comparison of the IMM features and combined BMC and Remote Supervisor Adapter II features in
ThinkServer servers
Description
Network connections BMC uses a network connection that is
shared with a server and an IP address that is
different from the Remote Supervisor Adapter
II IP address.
Remote Supervisor Adapter II uses a
dedicated systems-management network
connection and an IP address that is different
from the BMC IP address.
Update capabilities Each server requires a unique update for
BMC and Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
BIOS and diagnostic tools can be updated
in-band.
Configuration Configuration changes with the Advanced
capabilities Settings Utility (ASU) are available only
in-band. The system requires separate
configurations for BMC, Remote Supervisor
Adapter II, and BIOS.
Operating-system Screen captures are performed by the Remote
screen capture Supervisor Adapter II when operating-system
failures occur. The display of screen captures
requires a Java
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Integrated Management Module: User Guide
BMC with Remote Supervisor Adapter II
(TS100, TS100, TS100x, RS110, and RD120)
™
applet.
IMM(RD210, RD220, and later)
The IMM provides both BMC and Remote
Supervisor Adapter II functionality through
the same network connection. One IP
address is used for both. The user can
choose either a dedicated or a shared
network connection.
One IMM firmware image can be used for
all of the applicable servers.
The IMM firmware, server firmware, and
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) firmware
can be updated both in-band and
out-of-band.
The IMM can update itself, the server
firmware, and the DSA firmware either
locally or remotely without requiring the
server to be restarted to initiate the update
process.
The ASU can run either in-band or
out-of-band and can configure both the IMM
and the server firmware. With the ASU, you
can also modify the boot order, iSCSI, and
VPD (machine type, serial number, UUID,
and asset ID).
The server firmware configuration settings
are kept by the IMM. Therefore, you can
make server firmware configuration changes
while the server is turned off or while the
operating system is running, and those
changes are effective the next time the server
is started.
The IMM configuration settings can be
configured in-band or out-of-band through
the following IMM user interfaces:
v Web interface
v Command-line interface
v SNMP
This feature is available only with IMM
Premium.
Screen captures are displayed directly by the
Web browser without the need for a Java
applet.