Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
• QLogic Zircon™
BMC
• ARM7 technology core
Protocols and Standards
• Tailored for IPMI 1.5 compliance
• Remote
Management and Control
Protocol (RMCP) for IPMI-Over-LAN
• Alert Standard Forum (ASF)
Primary Communication Interface
• Keyboard Controller Style (KCS)
• Block Transfer (BT)
Auxiliary Communication Interface
• Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB)
• Emergency Management Port
(EMP)
• 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
Real Time Clock (RTC)
• RTC kept in sync with system RTC for
synchronized scheduling and logging
Form Factor
• 4.6" x
2.4" (116.84mm x 60.96mm)
• 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 *
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requires special mounting holes. |
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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
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
Emergency Management Port
(EMP) Console
•
Serial port interface provides access
• VT100 emulation capability
- Event Log Viewer and Maintenance
- FRU Viewer
- SDR Viewer
- Sensor Reading Viewer
- BMC firmware/IPMI controller firmware info.
- System Power On / Off
- System/BMC Reset |
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Specifications 