1. Super Micro IPMI 1.5 Solution
IPMI solution is available for most of the Supermicro Dual Xeon platform

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Servers today run mission-critical applications. There is literally no time for downtime. That is why SUPERMICRO created SMC-001 IPMI 1.5 solution - a set of hardware and software technologies support in most Supermicro server boards that monitors and diagnoses server health. IPMI SMC-001 helps give you and your customers more server uptime, increased peace of mind, lower support costs, and new revenue opportunities.

6. SMC-001

7. Which Model support Supermicro IPMI 1.5 Solution?

8. Model:
P4DP6Q
P4DPR-6GMQ+
P4DPR-IGMQ
P4DPEQ
P4DP8-G2
P4DPE-G2
P4DPI-G2
P4DPR-8G2+
P4DPR-IG2
Model:
P4DLR+
P4DLR
P4QH6
P4DE8

9. What SUPERMICRO IPMI can do for you ?
                                                                                                                                 
Learn all that this IPMI management capability does and how it can help you keep servers available. More server uptime can build customer satisfaction and lower support costs. Remote management features in SUPERMIRCRO IPMI Server Management may also be a revenue generator for you.
What SUPERMICRO IPMI can do for you ?

10. The new interfaces in IPMI 1
The new interfaces in IPMI 1.5 facilitate the management of rack-mounted Internet servers and systems in remote environments over serial, modem and LAN connections.
IPMI 1.5 also includes new capabilities to automatically alert Information Technology (IT) managers of system errors. These new capabilities, combined with the remote management functionality, allow IT managers to manage their servers and systems, regardless of system health, power state or supported communication media.
 IPMI 1.5 is backward compatible with version 1.0 and includes extensions to support existing and emerging standards.

11. Super Micro IPMI Features Highlights:
1.      IPMI 1.5 Compliant (IPMI over LAN, Serial Port and Modem)
2.      Support Emergency Management Port by COM & LAN
3.      Dedicated Serial Port.
4.      Shares LAN controller with main board, and uses out-of-band bandwidth.
5.      Support Hardware Monitor on
a.       CPU / System Temperature
b.      System Fan & CPU Fan status
c.       System Voltage
6.      Support Event Log information
a.       BIOS event
b.      Hardware Monitor Event
c.       System Event

12. 7.Support remote manage when system dead or in power standby.
a)Remote Power control for
Control through OS
Shutdown
Reboot
Power Cycle
Control directly through buttons on chassis , Reset, Power down,
Power UP, Power Cycle
1.      Support Pager Alert, SNMP trap (multiple destinations).
2.  Text Console Redirection through both LAN and Serial Port.
3.   OS independent
User, Password security control

14. Server Management: IPMI 1
Server Management: IPMI 1.5 (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)

15. IPMI 1.5 Overview
Management of rackmounted Internet servers and system in a remote environments over serial, modem, and LAN connections
Allow IT managers to manage their servers and systems, regardless of system health, power state or supported communication media.
Backward compatible with existing IPMI v1.0 commands
Session Security Control
Session management
Increases scalability for enterprise-class servers
Session must be activated before it can be used
LAN channel is multi-session
Serial/Modem channel is single-session
Security control
User name
Passwords: BIOS and OS
Privilege: Admin, Operator, User

16. IPMI 1.5 Feature IPMI over LAN
- Ability to send and receive IPMI messages directly to BMC via LAN
LAN Alerting
- Via PET (Platform Event Trap/ SNMP trap)
Serial/Modem Alerting
- With TAP (alphanumeric) or Dial Pager (numeric) options
Event Log
BIOS event
Hardware Health Monitor Event
System Operation Event
OS Platform Independent
Hardware Health Monitor
System/CPU temperature
Fan speeds
Voltage

17. Supermicro Proprietary IPMI Features
Optional daughter card
Dedicated serial port
Share LAN controller on serverboard
UDP/IP protocol. Can use either same IP with serverboard or private IP from serverboard
Text Console Redirection
POST
BIOS Setup
DOS Operation
Remote Power Control
Control through OS: shutdown / reboot / power cycle
Control on chassis: power up / power down / power cycle / reset
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18. IPMI Events - 1
Log-on
Log-in
Power
Event Log

19. IPMI Events - 2
Sensors
BMC Setting
User Setting
Console Redirection