Lenovo RD220 User Guide - Page 9
Upgrading from IMM Standard to IMM Premium - thinkservers
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v LAN over USB for in-band communications to the IMM v Event logs that are time stamped, saved on the IMM, and can be attached to e-mail alerts v Industry-standard interfaces and protocols v OS watchdogs v Remote configuration through Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) v Remote firmware updating v Remote power control v Seamless remote accelerated graphics v Secure Web server user interface v Serial over LAN v Server console redirection v Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support v User authentication using a secure connection to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server IMM Premium has the following features: v Remote presence, including the remote control of a server v Operating-system failure screen capture and display through the Web interface v Remote disk, which enables the attachment of a diskette drive, CD/DVD drive, USB flash drive, or disk image to a server Note: The following features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II are not in the IMM: v Display of server MAC addresses v Multiple NTP server entries v Dynamic DNS support Upgrading from IMM Standard to IMM Premium If your server has IMM Standard functionality, you can upgrade to IMM Premium by purchasing and installing a virtual media key on your server system board. No new firmware is required. Comparing the IMM to other systems-management hardware in ThinkServer servers The following table compares IMM features with baseboard management controller (BMC) and Remote Supervisor Adapter II features in ThinkServer servers. Note: Like the BMC, the IMM uses the standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification. Chapter 1. Introduction 3