Intel S2600CP Technical Product Specification - Page 59

Intel® Server Board S2600CP and Server System P4000CP TPS Intel® Server Board S2600CP Functional Architecture 4.3.16 Manageability The C600 chipset integrates several functions designed to manage the system and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the system. These system management functions are designed to report errors, diagnose the system, and recover from system lockups without the aid of an external microcontroller. 4.3.17 System Management Bus (SMBus* 2.0) The C600 chipset contains a SMBus* Host interface that allows the processor to communicate with SMBus* slaves. This interface is compatible with most I2C devices. Special I2C commands are implemented. The C600 chipset's SMBus* host controller provides a mechanism for the processor to initiate communications with SMBus* peripherals (slaves). Also, the C600 chipset supports slave functionality, including the Host Notify protocol. Hence, the host controller supports eight command protocols of the SMBus* interface (see System Management Bus (SMBus*) Specification, Version 2.0): Quick Command, Send Byte, Receive Byte, Write Byte/Word, Read Byte/Word, Process Call, Block Read/Write, and Host Notify. The C600 chipset's SMBus* also implements hardware-based Packet Error Checking for data robustness and the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to dynamically provide address to all SMBus* devices. 4.3.18 Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) The C600 chipset provides hardware support for implementation of Intel® Virtualization Technology with Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d). Intel VT-d consists of technology components that support the virtualization of platforms based on Intel® Architecture Processors. Intel VT-d Technology enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in independent partitions. A partition behaves like a virtual machine (VM) and provides isolation and protection across partitions. Each partition is allocated its own subset of host physical memory. 4.3.19 KVM/Serial Over LAN (SOL) Function These functions support redirection of keyboard, mouse, and text screen to a terminal window on a remote console. The keyboard, mouse, and text redirection enables the control of the client machine through the network. Text, mouse, and keyboard redirection allows the remote machine to control and configure the client by entering BIOS setup. The KVM/SOL function emulates a standard PCI serial port and redirects the data from the serial port to the management console using LAN. KVM has additional requirements of internal graphics and SOL may be used when KVM is not supported. 4.3.20 On-board SAS/SATA Support and Options The Intel® C600 chipset on Intel® Server Board S2600CP2/S2600CP4 provides storage support by two integrated controllers: AHCI and SCU. By default the server board will support up to 10 SATA ports: Two white 6Gb/sec SATA ports and four black 3Gb/sec SATA ports routed from the AHCI controller labeled as "SATA_0" through "SATA_5" and eight blue 3Gb/sec SATA/SAS ports routed from the SCU controller labeled as "SAS_0" through "SAS_7". On Intel® Server Board S2600CP2J, only 6 SATA ports from ACHI controller are available. Revision 1.2 43 Intel order number G26942-003