Intel® Server Board S3420GP TPS
Platform Management
Revision 2.4
Intel order number E65697-010
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4.
Platform Management
This chapter is only for The Intel
®
Server Board S3420GPLX and Intel
®
Server Board
S3420GPLC.
The platform management subsystem is based on the Integrated BMC features of the
ServerEngines* Pilot II. The onboard platform management subsystem consists of
communication buses, sensors, system BIOS, and server management firmware. The following
diagram provides an overview of the Server Management Bus (SMBUS) architecture used on
this server board.
Figure 14. Server Management Bus (SMBUS) Block Diagram
4.1
Feature Support
4.1.1
IPMI 2.0 Features
Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (Integrated BMC).
IPMI
Watchdog
timer.
Messaging support, including command bridging and user/session support.
Chassis device functionality, including power/reset control and BIOS boot flags support.
Event receiver device: The Integrated BMC receives and processes events from other
platform subsystems.
