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Introduction
This section introduces the BMC and includes the requirements for web-based
graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual
media.
BMC Key Features and Functions
The following lists the supported features of the BMC:
Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0
Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management over LAN
Dedicated 10/100 NIC for remote management over a network
Information which includes main board part number, product name,
manufacturer, and so on.
Health status/hardware monitoring report
View and clear events log.
Event notification using chassis LED indicator and Platform Event Trap
(PET)
Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events,
including NMI and SMI
Chassis management including power control and status report, front panel
buttons, LED control, Secure Mode, and Boot Option
Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery
Multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel
IPMB connector to enable advanced server management communication
with BMC