Dell C5220 Server User Manual


 
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Introduction
This section introduces the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and
includes the requirements for web-based graphical user interface (GUI),
keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual media.
Supported Platform
PowerEdge C5220
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 server management over LAN
Dedicated NIC for remote management via network
FRU information report, which includes main board part number, product
name, manufacturer, and so on.
Health status/hardware monitoring report
View and clear events log
Event notification by lighting chassis LED indicator and Platform Event
Trap (P ET )
Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events
including NMI
Chassis management, which includes power control, status report, front
panel buttons, and LEDs control
Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery
Support for multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel
Using the Web UI
The BMC firmware features an embedded web server, enabling users to
connect to the BMC using an Internet browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
without needing to install KVM and virtual storage software on a remote
console.