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X10DDW-i/iN Motherboard User’s Manual
1-7 Advanced Power Management
The following new advanced power management features are supported by this
motherboard:
Intel
®
Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM) (Available
when the Supermicro Power Manager [SPM] is Installed)
The Intel
®
Intelligent Power Node Manager 3.0 (IPNM) provides your system with
real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency.
Although IPNM Specification Version 3.0/2.0 is supported by the BMC (Baseboard
Management Controller), your system must also have IPNM-compatible Manage-
ment Engine (ME) firmware installed to use this feature.
Note
: IPNM specification support is dependent on the power supply used
in the system.
Management Engine (ME)
The Management Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH, pro-
vides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by
SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.
1-8 Introduction to the AOM-S3108M-H8 Rev. 2.00 Mezzanine
Card
The Supermicro AOM-S3108M-H8 Rev. 2.00 is a highly-efficient SAS controller
mezzanine card that offers a high level of performance in today’s server and stor-
age environments. This mezzanine card can directly support eight SSD devices
and delivers SAS data transfer rates of up to 12Gb/s. Designed for use on the
SMCI-proprietary motherboard, the AOM-S3108M-H8 also supports Supercap,
MegaRAID, and can run on Windows and Linux operating systems.
Note
: For SAS 3.0 support, be sure to install the Mezzanine card on Slot
JMEZ1. Refer to Section 2-6 for more information.
AOM-S3108M-H8 Rev. 2.00 Mezzanine Card
