Datasheet

Functional Description
Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product Family 167
Datasheet - Volume 1 of 4: Integrated Platform Controller Hub
March 2015
— Integration into I/O subsystem of Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product
Family
— Delivery of advanced I/O functions
•Security
— More secure (Intel root of trust) & isolated execution
— Increased security of flash file system
• Modularity & Partitioning
— OSV, VMM & SW Independence
— Rapid response to competitive changes
•Power
— Always On Always Connected
— Advanced functions in low power S4-S5 operation
— OS independent PM & thermal heuristics
Intel ME FW provides a variety of services that range from low-level hardware initialization and provisioning to high-level end-user software based IT manageability services.
3.22.1 Intel
®
Management Engine (Intel
®
ME) Requirements
The following list of components compose the Intel ME hardware infrastructure:
• The Intel ME is the general purpose controller that resides in Intel® Xeon®
Processor D-1500 Product Family. It operates in parallel to, and is resource-isolated
from, the host processor.
Figure 3-12. Intel® Xeon® Processor D-1500 Product Family Intel
®
Management Engine
(Intel
®
ME) High-Level Block Diagram