Server Management Guide
Baseboard Management Controller
8 Intel
®
Server Boards and Server Platforms Server Management Guide
Manageability features
Intel
®
S5000/S7000
Server
Boards
Intel
®
S3200/X38ML
Server Boards
Intel
®
S5500/S3420
Server Boards
Intel
®
S1200BT
Server
Boards
Intel
®
E5-4600/2600/2
400/1600
Product
Families
Remote management through
LAN: Remote power
on\off\reset, read SEL, Sensor
status (system health)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Serial Over LAN (Console
redirection over LAN)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SNMP traps (LAN alerts) and
Platform Event Filtering
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Email Alerts
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote Management through
serial port
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auto recovery from hangs
during boot – BMC watchdog
timer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Power management(Power
capping through Node Manager
based on PMBus)
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
SMASH CLP Basic: Remote
Power on\off\reset, display SEL
and sensor status, SSH to SOL,
turn on\off chassis ID LED
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote KVM Support
Support with
Intel
®
RMM2
N/A
Support with
Intel
®
RMM3
Support with
Intel
®
RMM4
Support with
Intel
®
RMM4
Remote Media Support
Support with
Intel
®
RMM2
N/A
Support with
Intel
®
RMM3
Support with
Intel
®
RMM4
Support with
Intel
®
RMM4
For a quick overview on differences between BMC types, the key features are listed in the
following table: