Server Management Guide

Baseboard Management Controller
12 Intel
®
Server Boards and Server Platforms Server Management Guide
NOTE
Only one dedicated interface can be enabled for management traffic at any time.
For details on which Ethernet port is shared with the BMC to ensure successful communication, see the
following table.
Table 4. Shared Ethernet ports with BMC
Intel
®
Server Boards
System Ethernet port shared with the BMC
Intel
®
S5000 Server Boards
On-board NIC1 or NIC 2
Intel
®
S7000 Server Boards
On-board NIC1 or NIC 2
NOTE
Intel
®
S3000 server boards does not have an on-board BMC. Its management function is based on Intel
®
Advanced Management Technology (AMT). For detailed information, refer to the Intel
®
S3000 Server
Board Technical Product Specification (TPS).
The following figure displays the location for NIC1 and NIC2 on Intel
®
SR2500 server system to serve as
a reference.
NOTE
The location of the on-board NICs may be slightly different on other Intel
®
server boards.
A
On-board NIC1
B
On-board NIC2
Figure 1. Rear connectors of the Intel
®
SR2500 server system
2.2.6 BMC Users
The BMC supports the IPMI 2.0 user model, including 15 User IDs on ESB2-based Intel
®
server
boards and systems. These 15 users can be assigned to any channel.