Intel S5500WB, Specification

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Functional Architecture Intel® Server Board S5500WB TPS
28 Revision 1.9
Intel order number E53971-008
The functionality provided by the SPS firmware is different from Intel
®
Active Management
Technology (Intel
®
AMT or AT) provided by the ME on client platforms.
Server Platform Services are value-added platform management options that enhance the
value of Intel platforms and their component ingredients (CPUs, chipsets, and I/O components).
Each service is designed to function independently wherever possible, or grouped together with
one or more features in flexible combinations to allow OEMs (Original Equipment
Manufacturers) to differentiate platforms. The following is a high-level view of the Intel
®
Server
Board S5500WB SPS functions.

Node Management Features:
o
NPTM Policy Manager
o
Power Supply Monitoring Service
o
Inlet Temperature Monitoring Service
o
CPU Power Limiting Service

Provide Access to ICH10R Devices : The ME has control of ICH10R platform
instrumentation. SPS provides a mechanism for the BMC to access this instrumentation
through IPMI OEM commands. Use of this capability on Intel servers is
platform-/SKU-specific.
o
ICH10 temperature monitoring

PECI 2.0 Proxy: SPS offers a means for a BMC without a PECI 2.0 interface to use the ME
as a PECI proxy. The BMC on Intel servers already has a PECI 2.0 interface, so this SPS
capability is not used.
3.7 Intel
®
82801Jx I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R)
The Intel
®
82801Jx I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R) provides extensive I/O support and supports
the following features and specifications:

PCI Express* Base Specification , Revision 1.1 support

ACPI Power Management Logic Support , Revision 3.0a

Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions

Integrated Serial ATA host controllers with independent DMA operation on up to six
ports and AHCI support

USB host interface with support for up to 12 USB ports; six UHCI host controllers;
and two EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 host controllers

System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification , Version 2.0 with additional support
for I
2
C devices

Low Pin Count (LPC) interface support

Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support
3.7.1 Serial ATA Support
The ICH10R has an integrated Serial ATA (SATA) controller that supports independent DMA
operation on six ports and data transfer rates of up to 3.0 Gb/s. The six SATA ports on the