Intel® Server Board S2600WF Product Family Technical Product Specification
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12.
Platform Management
Platform management is supported by several hardware and software components integrated on the server
board that work together to:
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Control system functions – power system, ACPI, system reset control, system initialization, front panel
interface, system event log.
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Monitor various board and system sensors and regulate platform thermals and performance to main-
tain (when possible) server functionality in the event of component failure and/or environmentally
stressed conditions.
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Monitor and report system health.
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Provide an interface for Intel® Server Management software applications.
This chapter provides a high level overview of the platform management features and functionality
implemented on the server board.
The
Intel® Server System
BMC Firmware External Product Specification
(EPS) and the
Intel® Server System
BIOS External Product Specification
(EPS) for Intel® Server Products based on the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-
2600 v5 product families should be referenced for more in-depth and design level platform management
information.
12.1
Management Feature Set Overview
The following sections outline features that the integrated BMC firmware can support. Support and
utilization for some features is dependent on the server platform in which the server board is integrated and
any additional system level components and options that may be installed.
12.1.1
IPMI 2.0 Features Overview
The baseboard management controller (BMC) supports the following IPMI 2.0 features:
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IPMI watchdog timer.
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Messaging support, including command bridging and user/session support.
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Chassis device functionality, including power/reset control and BIOS boot flags support.
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Event receiver device to receive and process events from other platform subsystems.
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Access to system Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) devices using IPMI FRU commands.
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System Event Log (SEL) device functionality including SEL Severity Tracking and Extended SEL.
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Storage of and access to system Sensor Data Records (SDRs).
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Sensor device management and polling to monitor and report system health.
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IPMI interfaces
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Host interfaces including system management software (SMS) with receive message queue
support and server management mode (SMM)
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Intelligent platform management bus (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)
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ACPI state synchronization to state changes provided by the BIOS.
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Initialization and runtime self-tests including making results available to external entities.
See also the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification Second Generation v2.0.
12.1.2
Non-IPMI Features Overview
The BMC supports the following non-IPMI features.
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In-circuit BMC firmware update.
