User`s guide

INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS
Server Manager bridge agent is installed, and full-featured management is available when the
Intel Server Manager server console is installed. In addition, the server console can be installed
on a server that is not IPMI-enabled. The table below compares the functionality of these four
options.
BMC* BMC +
bridge
agent
BMC +
server
console
Server
console
(non-IPMI)
Out of band management
enabled
X X X
In band management enabled X X
Server can be discovered X X X X
Read environment sensors X X X ASIC only
Power on/off remotely X X X X
Read & clear event log X X X
Configure alerts X X X X
Read OS information X X X
Graceful shutdown X X X
Read SMBIOS information
(processor, slots, memory)
X X X
IP syncing (OS to BMC) X X
Watchdog timer X X
BMC communicates with
admin console
X X Out of band
only
Local Intel Server Manager
components communicate with
admin console
X X
Full range of Intel Server
Manager management
features
X
*Standard BMC. The mini BMC (mBMC) is a scaled-down version of a baseboard management
controller. It has the functionality listed above, with limitations such as the following:
• Does not support serial over LAN (SOL) redirection
• Has only one username for BMC management
• Uses only one channel for communicating with the BMC
• Has a smaller system event log (SEL) repository
• The bridge agent is not supported on mini BMC platforms
Intel Server Manager services
On Windows* 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP, Intel Server Manager runs a number of
services, depending on the components installed:
• SSM—Intel System Space Manager. Loads and unloads Intel Server Manager
components (such as the
HTTP server, node discovery engine, node log file, health
manager, store and forward, and
SNMP) as they are needed by Intel Server Manager.
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