Intel® Server Board SE7501WV2 TPS Server Management
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5.2.3 Soft Reset

A soft reset causes the processors to begin execution in a known state without flushing caches
or internal buffers. Soft resets can be generated by the keyboard controller located in the SIO,
by the ICH3-S, or by the operating system.
5.3 Intelligent Platform Management Buses (IPMB)
Management controllers (and sensors) communicate on the I2C-based Intelligent Platform
Management Bus. A bit protocol, defined by the I2C Bus Specification, and a byte-level protocol,
defined by the Intelligent Platform Management Bus Communications Protocol Specification,
provide an independent interconnect for all devices operating on this I2C bus.
The IPMB extends throughout the server board and system chassis. An added layer in the
protocol supports transactions between multiple servers on Inter-Chassis Management Bus
(ICMB) I2C segments.
The server board provides a 3-pin IPMB connector to support add-in cards with IPMB interface.
In addition to the “public” IPMB, the BMC also has three private I2C busses. The BMC is the
only master on the private busses. The following table lists all server board connections to the
Sahalee BMC private I2C busses.
Table 23. Intel® Server Board SE7501WV2 I2C Address Map
I2C Bus I2C Addr Device
0x58 Heceta5 PB1
0x60 SIO
0x30 CPU1 therm sensor
0x32 CPU2 therm sensor
0x44 ICH3
0x60 MCH
0xA0 DIMM1
0xA2 DIMM3
0xA4 DIMM5
0xA6 CPU1 SEEPROM
0xA8 DIMM2
0xAA DIMM4
0xAC DIMM6
0xAE CPU2 SEEPROM
0xC4 P64H2
PB3
0xD2 CK408B
PB4 NIC
5.4 Inter Chassis Management Bus (ICMB)
The BMC on the SE7501WV2 server board has built in support for ICMB interface. An optional
ICMB card is required to use this feature because the ICMB transceivers are not provided on
the server board. A 5-pin ICMB connector on the SE7501WV2 board provides the interface to
the ICMB module.