QUANTA STRATOS S210 Series S210-X12MS, Technical Manual

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BMC S
ERVER
M
ANAGEMENT
S
OFTWARE
4-1
4.1 Server Management Software
Introduction
This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC), its recovery procedure in DOS, Linux, and Windows
environment as well as web-based graphical user interface
(GUI).
BMC Key Features and Functions

Supports IPMI v1.5 and v2.0

Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management
over LAN.

Share NIC and dedicated NIC for remote management via
network

The FRU information report includes main board part
number, product name, manufacturer, etc.)

Health status/Hardware monitoring report.

Events log, view, and clear.

Event notification via chassis LED indicator and PET
(Platform Event Trap).

Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected actions for
selected events, including NMI.

Chassis management includes power control and a status
report, front panel buttons and LED control.

Watchdog and auto server restart and recovery

Supports multi-session users, and alert destination for
LAN channel.

Support IPMB connecter that advanced server manage-
ment card can communicate with BMC.
Power System
BMC controls system power through GPIO pins and IPMI
chassis commands.
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