IPMI 2'0 Overview

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IPMI 2.0 Overview

• SOL-Serial redirection over Lan
• Management of servers and systems in a remote
  environment over LAN connections
• Allow IT managers to manage their servers and
  systems, regardless of system health and power
  state
• Backward compatible with existing IPMI v1.0/1.5
  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 channel is single-session
• Security control
• User name
• Password
• Privilege Admin, Operator, User

Management console
Network
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IPMI 2.0 Architecture
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IPMI 2.0 Features

• IPMI over LAN
• - Ability to send and receive IPMI messages
  directly to BMC via LAN
• LAN Alerting
• - Via PET (Platform Event Trap/ SNMP trap)
• Event Log
• BIOS event
• Hardware Health Monitor Event
• System Operation Event
• OS Platform Independent
• Hardware Health Monitor
• System/CPU temperature
• Fan speeds
• Voltage
• Chassis Intrusion
• Power Supply Failed
• FRU (Field Replaceable Unit)

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Log-on
Log-in
Power
Event Log
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Sensors
BMC Setting
User Setting
Console Redirection
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Sensors
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CLI Command Line Interface

• Ideal tool for Linux users
• Login
• Sensor
• Power Control
• Event Log
• Text Console Redirection