User Guide

Chapter Four : Using Your ARMC Card
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Advanced ARMC Card Configurations
You can left click on the Advanced section button to configure your I2C, modem, and
Host Heartbeat settings. These functions are divided into three subsections. The
following table gives you a brief description of each. Each subsection is explained in
more detail further in this section.
Function Icon Description
Configure I2C This page allows you to perform advanced I2C configurations.
IPMI This page allows you to configure how the ARMC card uses IPMI.
Configure
Modem
This page describes the modem configuration parameters for the
ARMC card. (not designed to support Console Redirection)
Configure Host
Heartbeat
This page allows you to configure the Host Heartbeat’s time
interval. The ARMC card expects a heartbeat from the host system
after every configured elapsed time interval to determine if the host
system’s operating system is functioning.
I2C Configuration
The Advanced I2C Configuration screen is a subsection of the Advanced group. This
page allows you to perform advanced I2C configurations on your ARMC card.
The ARMC card uses I2C to communicate with host system sensors as well as with a
BMC using IPMI. If the host system or BMC are using the same I2C slave address,
problems with sensor access can occur. You can change the ARMC card's slave address
to solve this problem.
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