SuperMicro IPMI 2.0 Solution Installation Guide

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ii) IPMIView.pdf: User Guide for IPMIView management software. 4) BMC Firmware update : …. “IPMI SOLUTION/Linux/Administrator” directory. …

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SuperMicro IPMI 2.0 Solution Installation Guide
I. Overview
.. IPMI = Intelligent Platform Management Interface
.. The IPMI 2.0 solution is available for Intel?E7520,E7320 and E7525-based servers.
.. The new interfaces featured in IPMI 2.0 facilitate the management of rack-mounted
Internet servers and systems in remote environments over serial and LAN
connections.
.. IPMI 2.0 also includes new capabilities to automatically alert Information
Technology (IT) managers of system errors. These new capabilities, combined with
the remote management functionality, allow IT managers to manage their servers and
systems, regardless of system health, power state or supported communication media.
.. IPMI 2.0 is backwards compatible with version 1.5 and includes extensions to support
existing and emerging standards.
II. SuperMicro IPMI Features Highlights
.. IPMI 2.0 Compliant (IPMI over LAN and serial port)
.. Supports Emergency Management Port (EMP): COM or LAN
.. Dedicated serial port
.. Shares LAN controller with mainboard and uses out-of-band bandwidth.
.. Supports hardware monitor for:
.. CPU / system temperature
.. System fan & CPU fan status
.. System voltage
.. Supports Event Log information for:
.. BIOS events
.. Hardware monitor events
.. Supports remote management…