Information

Remote Boot Option Features
Features Benefits
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) flash inter-
face support)
• Enables system boot up via the EFI (32 bit and 64 bit)
• Flash interface for PXE 2.1 option ROM
Intel® iSCSI Remote Boot for Windows, Linux, and
VMware
• Enables system boot up via iSCSI
• Provides additional network management capability
Intel Boot Agent software--Linux* boot via PXE or
BOOTP, Windows* Deployment Services, or UEFI
• Enables networked computer to boot using a program code image supplied by a remote server• Complies
with the Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) Version 2.1 Specification
Descriptor ring management hardware for Transmit
and Receive
• Optimized descriptor fetch and write-back for efficient system memory and PCIe bandwidth usage
Managebility Features
Features Benefits
DMTF Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI)
Pass-through
• Supports pass through traffic between BMC and Controller’s LAN functions
• Meets RMII Spec, Rev. 1.2 as a PHY-side devi
Intel® System Management Bus (SMBus)
Pass-through
• Enables BMC to configure the Controller’s filters and management related capabilities.
Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP)
over SMBus and PCIe
• Used for baseboard management controller (BMC) communication between add-in devices
OS2BMC Traffic support • Transmission and reception of traffic internally to communicate between the OS and local BMC
Private OS2BMC Traffic Flow • BMC may have its own private connection to the network controller and network flows are blocked
Firmware Based Thermal Management • Can be programmed via the BMC to initiate Thermal actions and report thermal occurrences
IEEE 802.3 MII Management Interface • Enables the MAC and software to monitor and control the state of the PHY
MAC/PHY Control and Status • Enhanced control capabilities through PHY reset, link status, duplex indication, and MAC Dx power state
Watchdog timer • Defined by the FLASHT register to minimize Flash updates
Extended error reporting • Messaging support to communicate multiple types/severity of errors
Controller Memory Protection • Main internal memories are protected by error correcting code (ECC) or parity bits
Vital Product Data (VPD) Support • Support for VPD memory area
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