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Intel AMT Status Indicator, Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)

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Desktop Board Features Intel AMT Status Indicator The Intel AMT status indicator (red LED) shows the current state of the Intel Management Engine. Table 5 shows the states of the Intel Management Engine as indicated by the LED. Figure 3 shows the location of the Intel AMT status indicator. Table 5. Intel AMT Status Indicator LED State Off On Blinking Indicates Intel Management Engine is in the off state Intel Management Engine is in the on state and fully functional Intel Management Engine is in the M1 state; system is out of band; Intel Management Engine is functional Figure 3. Intel AMT Status Indicator Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) consists of components that support virtualization of platforms based on Intel processors, thereby enabling the running of multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. Each partition behaves like a virtual machine (VM) and provides isolation and protection across partitions. This hardware-based virtualization solution, along with virtualization software, enables multiple usages such as server consolidation, activity partitioning, workload isolation, embedded management, legacy software migration, and disaster recovery. • Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) Hardware support for processor virtualization enables simple, robust and reliable VMM software. VMM software relies on hardware support on operational details for the handling of events, exceptions, and resources allocated to virtual machines. 19

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Desktop Board Features
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Intel AMT Status Indicator
The Intel AMT status indicator (red LED) shows the current state of the Intel
Management Engine.
Table 5 shows the states of the Intel Management Engine as
indicated by the LED.
Figure 3 shows the location of the Intel AMT status indicator.
Table 5. Intel AMT Status Indicator
LED State
Indicates
Off
Intel Management Engine is in the off state
On
Intel Management Engine is in the on state and fully functional
Blinking
Intel Management Engine is in the M1 state; system is out of band; Intel
Management Engine is functional
Figure 3.
Intel AMT Status Indicator
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology (Intel
®
VT)
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology (Intel
®
VT) consists of components that support
virtualization of platforms based on Intel processors, thereby enabling the running of
multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions.
Each partition
behaves like a virtual machine (VM) and provides isolation and protection across
partitions. This hardware-based virtualization solution, along with virtualization
software, enables multiple usages such as server consolidation, activity partitioning,
workload isolation, embedded management, legacy software migration, and disaster
recovery.
Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)
Hardware support for processor virtualization enables simple, robust and reliable
VMM software. VMM software relies on hardware support on operational details for
the handling of events, exceptions, and resources allocated to virtual machines.