Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Renesas H8 2167
Protocols and Standards
- Tailored for IPMI 2.0 compliance
- RMCP (Remote Management and Control Protocol) & RMCP+ (RMCP Plus) *
- Alert Standard Forum (ASF)
Enhanced Authentication
- New algorithms provide more robust key exchange process
Primary Communication Interface
- Keyboard Controller Style (KCS)
Auxiliary Communication Interface
- Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB)
- Local Area Network (LAN)
Auxiliary SMBus / I2C buses
- 4 dedicated and independent buses available for user expansion
Sensor Monitoring
- Voltage
- Temperature
- Tachometers
- Fan Speed Control / PWM
- Chassis Intrusion
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
- Chassis, motherboard, product, and other information stored and secured in FRU
Form Factor
- 3.956" x 2.375" (100.48mm x 60.325mm)
- Low profile PCI form factor tailored to allow different mounting varieties
- Fits on PCI slot
- Fits in 3.5" drive bay
- Fits inside almost any chassis .
Control Command Set
- Power Up / Power Down
- System Reset
- System Power Cycle
- System NMI
Diagnostic Command Set
- Power-Good Detection
- CPU Voltage Identification (VID)
- ACPI State Detection
- Request Message Redirection through IPMB
Sensor Data Repository (SDR)
- Detailed sensor information, including sensor
- types and measuring units
System Event Log (SEL)
- Complete history of system events, such as POST
- events, are stored in non-volatile memory
Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
- Provide a mechanism for configure the BMC to
- take selected actions on event messages that it
- receives or internally generated. These actions
- include operations such as power-off, system reset,
- as well as SNMP Trap
Card Interface
- Proprietary 50-pin interface (2x25 header, 2mm x 2mm)
Additional Features
- Firmware-upgradeable through flash utility
- Front Panel LED and Buzzer interface/control
Firmware Firewall
- Restrict the ability to execute certain commands or functions from a given interface