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Introduction, BMC Key Features and Functions, Using the Web UI

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Introduction This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media. BMC Key Features and Functions The following lists the supported features of the BMC: • Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0 • Out-of-band monitoring and control for server management over LAN • Dedicate NIC for remote management • FRU information report, which includes main board part number, product name, manufacturer, etc. • Health status/hardware monitoring report • View and clear event logs. • Event notification by lighting chassis LED indicator and Platform Event Trap (PET) • Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events including NMI • Chassis management, which includes power control, status report, front panel buttons, and LEDs control • Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery • Support for multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel Using the Web UI The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to connect to the BMC using an Internet browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer) without needing to install KVM and virtual storage software on a remote console. Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers: Microsoft Windows: • Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later Linux: • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later 5

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Introduction
This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and
includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI),
keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media.
BMC Key Features and Functions
The following lists the supported features of the BMC:
•
Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0
•
Out-of-band monitoring and control for server management over LAN
•
Dedicate NIC for remote management
•
FRU information report, which includes main board part number, product
name, manufacturer, etc.
•
Health status/hardware monitoring report
•
View and clear event logs.
•
Event notification by lighting chassis LED indicator and Platform Event
Trap (PET)
•
Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events
including NMI
•
Chassis management, which includes power control, status report, front
panel buttons, and LEDs control
•
Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery
•
Support for multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel
Using the Web UI
The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to
connect to the BMC using an Internet browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
without needing to install KVM and virtual storage software on a remote
console.
Web-based GUI is supported on the following browsers:
Microsoft Windows:
•
Internet Explorer 6, 7 or later
•
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later
Linux:
•
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later