Specifications

Intel® Server Board S3420GPRX TPS Platform Management
Revision 1.1
Intel order number E92065-001
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Once mounted, the remote device appears just like a local device to the server, allowing system
administrators or users to install software (including operating systems), copy files, update the
BIOS, and so forth, or boot the server from this device.
The following capabilities are supported:
 The operation of remotely mounted devices is independent of the local devices on the
server. Both remote and local devices are usable in parallel
 Either IDE (CD-ROM, floppy) or USB devices can be mounted as a remote device to the
server.
 It is possible to boot all supported operating systems from the remotely mounted device
and to boot from disk IMAGE (*.IMG) and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM ISO files. Refer to the
Tested/supported Operating System List for more information.
 It is possible to mount at least two devices concurrently.
 The mounted device is visible to (and useable by) the managed system’s operating
system and BIOS in both pre-boot and post-boot states.
 The mounted device shows up in the BIOS boot order and it is possible to change the
BIOS boot order to boot from this remote device.
 It is possible to install an operating system on a bare metal server (no operating system
present) using the remotely mounted device. This may also require the use of KVM-r to
configure the operating system during install.
If either a virtual IDE or virtual floppy device is remotely attached during system boot, both
virtual IDE and virtual floppy are presented as bootable devices. It is not possible to present
only a single mounted device type to the system BIOS.
4.2.3.1 Availability
The default inactivity timeout is 30 minutes, but
may be changed through the embedded web
server.
Media redirection sessions persist across system reset but not across an AC power loss.
4.2.4 Web Services for Management (WS-MAN)
The Integrated BMC firmware supports the Web Services for Management (WS-MAN)
specification, version 1.0.
4.2.5 Local Directory Authentication Protocol (LDAP)
The Integrated BMC firmware supports the Local Directory Authentication Protocol (LDAP)
protocol for user authentication. Note that IPMI users/passwords and sessions are not
supported over LDAP.
4.2.6 Embedded Webserver
The Integrated BMC provides an embedded web server for out-of-band management. User
authentication is handled by IPMI user names and passwords. Base functionality for the
embedded web server includes:
 Power Control – Limited control based on IPMI user privilege.
 Sensor Reading – Limited access based on IPMI user privilege.