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2.6.2Rolling BIOS
The Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard supports two BIOS images to be stored in Flash. This provides a mechanism for BIOS updates without a system reboot as well as failover to an alternate image in the event of BIOS corruption. The system runs with the current BIOS until a reboot, after which time the updated BIOS is used. See the Intel Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Technical Product Specification for more details on this feature.
2.7Server Management
The management subsystem conforms to the IPMI v2.0 Specification. The server management features are implemented using two microcontrollers: the Intel Management Module that plugs into the Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard, and the SCSI
2.7.1Intel Management Module (IMM)
The IMM has a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) microcontroller and associated circuitry. The IMM contains flash memory that holds the operation code and the BMC configuration settings. The IMM monitors platform management events and logs their occurrence on the onboard
The IMM also provides the interface to the
The following is a list of the major functions for the IMM:
System power control
-ACPI power control
-ACPI sleep support
-Minimum power off time
System reset control
System initialization
-Processor temperature and voltage threshold setting
-Fault Resilient Booting (FRB)
Front panel user interface
-System status (green) LED control
-System status (amber) LED control
-System ID LED control
-Reset button control
-Power button control
-SDINT button control
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