BMC
F
RONT
P
ANEL
U
SER
I
NTERFACE
3-2
Front Panel User Interface
The BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators (Fault/status
and Identify LEDs) and buttons (Power/ID).
Power Button
The Power buttons allow to control the system status.
ID Button
The control panel Chassis Identify button toggles the state of the Chassis ID LED. If the ID
LED is off, then a button press will turn the LED on (blinking). If the LED is on, a button
press or IPMI Chassis Identify command will turn the LED off.
LEDs
The following table contains information on Status, ID and Heartbeat LED's.
LAN Interface
BMC LAN interface in AST2400 is assigned to its Shared NIC LAN and a dedicated NIC
(Default) in the system. IPMI Specification v2.0 defines how IPMI messages, encapsulated
in RMCP/RMCP+ packet format, can be sent to and from the BMC. This capability allows a
remote console application to access the BMC and perform the following operations:
Chassis control: obtain chassis status, reset and power-up the chassis
Obtain system sensor status
Obtain and Set system boot options
Obtain Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information
Table 3.1: Status LED, ID LED, and Heartbeat LED
LED
S
C
OLOR
S
TATUS
D
ESCRIPTION
Status LED
Amber (Status LED)
Blinking
System Event
Off
Normal status
Blue
On
Power on
Off
Power off
ID LED
Blue
Off
Normal status
Blinking
Identify the system with interval
Solid ON
Identify the system
Heartbeat LED
Green
On/Off
BMC is not Ready
Blinking
BMC is Ready
