Asus RS500-E6/PS4 Configuration Guide - Page 18

2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ASUS Server Management Board is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant board that allows users to monitor, control and manage a remote server from the local or central server in local area network (LAN). ASUS Server Management Board Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) connector (14-pin BMC_FW1) ASMB4-iKVM • Remote real-time access to servers with full control by keyboard, video monitor and mouse (KVM) of a single local computer from anywhere at any time. In addition, KVM function is based on BIOS-level access, therefore, even the server OS is down, the KVM module can still work to provide around-the-clock remote monitor and diagnosis through GUI (Web-based Graphical User Interface). • Advanced server management functions including "remote power on/off/reset", "remote hardware health monitoring" and "system event log". • Allows administrators to share the date saved in a local drive (floppy, CD/ DVD-ROM, flash device, HDD) to target servers, which makes data-sharing convenient. We recommend to use LAN port 3 (dedicated LAN) or LAN port 1 (shared LAN) for server management. LAN port 3 Order P/N Description 90-C1SD80-00UAN00Z ASMB4-iKVM Module (6 in 1) LAN port 1 2-8 Chapter 2: Components