Intel SC5300AF2 User Guide - Page 5

Introduction The Intel® Management Module is an upgrade to the National Semiconductor PC87431 mini-BMC management controller on the Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2, Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2, Intel® Server Board SE7520JR2, and Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4. The Intel Management Module plugs into a connector on the server board. The Intel Management Module is available in two versions: • Professional Edition • Advanced Edition Intel® Management Module Features Professional Edition Features The Professional Edition includes the following features: • All the features provided by the mBMC • Support for IPMI v2.0 specification • Additional sensors • Temperature-based fan speed control by the BMC • Additional FRU records are visible to the management controller and management software applications (for example, Power Supply, DIMM, and hot-swap controller FRU's). • The size of the System Event Log (SEL) is increased from 92 entries to 3276 entries • The number of BMC users is increased from one anonymous user to four users (each with configurable user names and passwords on each LAN or Serial channel) • The IPMI 2.0 serial features are supported. The serial port can be used for console redirection, Terminal-mode CLI, dial paging, Serial Over LAN (SOL), and other management functions. • The Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB) is supported • PCI SMBus is accessible to the management controller. This allows PCI add-in cards that support manageability to log events to the System Event Log (SEL). • BIOS logging of POST progress codes is added to the existing capability of logging only the BIOS POST errors • Front panel functionality is enhanced (See: Secure Mode Button Actions in the platform Technical Product Specification) • For systems with the SATA or SCSI hot-swap controller (HSC), the HSC sensors are visible to server management software and HSC events are logged in the SEL. Intel® Management Module Installation and User's Guide 5