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that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply
Specification 2.02 or above.
1-7 Super I/O
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-
ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
Note 1: For more information on IPMI configuration, please refer to the
IPMI User's Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/
support/manuals/.
Note 2
: The term "IPMI controller" and the term "BMC controller" can be
used interchangeably in this section.
1-8 Advanced Power Management
The new advanced power management features supported by this motherboard
include IPNM and ME. Please note that you will need to do following to use these
two new features:
•
Use a power supply that supports PMBus 1.1 or 1.2.
•
Install the NMView software in your system. NMView is optional and can be
purchased from Supermicro.
Intel
®
Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM)
The Intel
®
Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) provides your system with
real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency.
Although IPNM is supported by the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller),
your system must also have IPNM-compatible Manageability Engine (ME) firmware
installed in your system for IPNM support.
Note : Support for IPNM Specification Version 1.5 or Vision 2.0 depends
on the power supply used in the system.
Manageability Engine (ME)
The Manageability Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH,
provides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by
SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.