Server Management Guide

Baseboard Management Controller
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Server Boards and Server Platforms Server Management Guide
Figure 2. Intel
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Remote Management Module 2 and NIC
Intel
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RMM2 contains a dedicated NIC that is able to support both DHCP and static IP addresses.
RMM2 has its own user authorization solution that is not similar to BMC’s user authorization.
Intel
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RMM2 has several utilities to perform network and user configuration.
The Intel
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RMM2 module features an embedded operating system and applications that offer a variety
of standardized interfaces. You can access the Intel
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RMM2 using the unsecured HTTP protocol or
using the encrypted HTTPS protocol; HTTPS is preferred.
For detailed information on how to configure and use Intel
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RMM2, refer to Intel
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RMM2 User Guide
that is available at http://www.intel.com/.
2.2.9 Access BMC through Intel
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RMM2
The Intel
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RMM2 is IPMI V2.0 compliant. It allows the customer to remote access BMC through
Intel
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RMM2’s dedicated LAN channel (LAN channel 3):
 Intel
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RMM2 supports the IPMI forwarding function. The customer can send IPMI commands
through the dedicated NIC on the Intel
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RMM2.
 Intel
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RMM2 also supports SOL over this channel. The customer can activate SOL session
through the dedicated NIC on the Intel
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RMM2.
To perform these features, you need to enable the BMC account first. At this point, BMC (not RMM2)
handles the authorization, so use the BMC account and password in the IPMI based command.