AOC-SIM1U-3B(+)/SIM1U-3D User's Guide
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This user's guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's unique IPMI 2.0
Management Utility with support of KVM-over-LAN* into their systems. It provides
detailed information for the application and use of the AOC-SIM1U-3B(+) that
supports remote access for system monitoring, diagnosis and management. With
the most advanced technologies built-in, the AOC-SIM1U-3B(+) and its daughter
card AOC-SIM1U-3D offer a complete, effi cient, and cost-effective remote server
management. (
*Note
: KVM-over-LAN support is available on the AOC-SIM1U-3B+
only.)
1.1 Overview
The AOC-SIM1U-3B(+), used in conjuction with its daughter card AOC-SIM1U-3D,
offers a highly effi cient, highly compatible and easy-to-use IPMI card set that al-
lows the user to take advantage of the BMC, a baseboard management controller
installed on a server motherboard, and the IPMIView, an IPMI-compliant manage-
ment application software stored in a PC, to provide serial links between the main
processor and other system components, allowing for network interfacing via remote
access. With an independent Raritan KIRA100 processor built-in, the AOC-SIM1U-
3B(+)/3D IPMI card set provides the user with a solution to ease the complex and
expensive systems, allowing an administrator to access, monitor, diagnose and
manage network interfacing anywhere, anytime.
1.2 IPMI Version 2.0
The AOC-SIM1U-3B(+)/3D supports the functionality of IPMI Version 2.0. The key
features include the following:
Supports IPMI 2.0 over LAN
Supports Serial over LAN
Supports KVM over LAN (*For the AOC-SIM1U-3B+ only)
Supports Virtual Media over LAN
Supports LAN Alerting-SNMP Trap
Supports Event Log
Offers OS (Operating System) Independency
Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI. Key features include
the following:
Temperature monitoring
Fan speed monitoring
Voltage monitoring
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