Dell PowerEdge C6145 - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
This section introduces the BMC and includes the requirements for web-based
graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual
media.
BMC Key Features and Functions
The following lists the supported features of the BMC:
• Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0
• Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management over LAN
• Dedicated 10/100 NIC for remote management over a network
• Information which includes main board part number, product name,
manufacturer, and so on.
• Health status/hardware monitoring report
• View and clear events log.
• Event notification using chassis LED indicator and Platform Event Trap
(PET)
• Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events,
including NMI and SMI
• Chassis management including power control and status report, front panel
buttons, LED control, Secure Mode, and Boot Option
• Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery
• Multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel
• IPMB connector to enable advanced server management communication
with BMC
• Support for APML v1.03