American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 Owner's manual

Cost-Effective Remote Management Cards and Zero-U, Digital KVM
over IP Solutions from AMI’s MegaRAC Family
-- Channel version brochure
Remote Server
Management
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AMI debuts its second and third generation remote server/platform
management cards: MegaRAC®G3, MegaRAC G2 Lite and MegaRAC G2.
MegaRAC controllers are fully integrated PCI Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
with several advanced features for “out-of-band” server management
from remote locations over LAN and/or modem.
Server Management
System information
The MegaRAC G2 was a
finalist in Networld+
Interop Las Vegas
2002’s Best of Interop
Awards for Network
Servers and Peripherals
The MegaRAC G2 was
an Ultimate Solution
Winner in the Ultimate
White-Box Server
category at Tech Builder
XChange in 2003
The MegaRAC G2
received 5 STARS in a
Remote Access review
by SC Magazine in 2003
System Independent
• 100% OS independent
• 100% BIOS independent
• 100% hardware independent
True Out-of-Band Manageability
• Controllers do not depend on any
in-band componenets
SDK (Software Development Kit)
for Hardware Health Management
• I2C or IPMI based
• Graphical user interface
• OEM can create and flash the
image based on the hardware
• No firmware customization needed
Remote Management
• Power cycle, power up/down
• Hardware reset
• Remote BIOS setup and Microsoft
Emergency Management Service
(EMS) support via "Serial Over LAN"
Event Notification
• SNMP trap to multiple destinations
• Configurable notification scheme
• Cell phone messages via e-mail
User Managed Notification
• Applications generate notifications
• SNMP and Email support
Web-Based User Interface
• Software does not need to be
installed at the client side (only
need the web browser)
• Fast embedded web-server on the
card
Serial Port Redirection
MegaRAC G2, G2 Lite and G3 Family
Standard Features
Event Log
• Event log stored in NVRAM,
each event has a date and
time stamp
Security
• SSL (Secured Socket Layer) v3
• DAA (Digest Access Authentica-
tion)
• User management for web
interface
• User name, password (en-
crypted)
Network Interface
• DHCP support for automatic IP
assignment
• Manually set IP address, subnet
mask and gateway setting in
case there is no DHCP server
• BOOTP support for remote
recovery console (flash the
recovery image)
Remote API
A dedicated client program
monitors and manages the card
through this API set
• Expose virtually any functions,
including monitoring
• Socket based API
Auto Discovery
Discover installed MegaRAC cards
in a workplace
• Discovery database
• Based on CURI (Common UI,
Remote access and Identifica-
tion) interface (AMI proprietary)
• Scheduled discovery
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Although there are many similarities among the
MegaRAC G3, G2 and G2 Lite, each one has distinct
features that separate it from the others.
MegaRAC G2 Lite
• Mid-range, lowest-cost service processor from the
MegaRAC family
• Ideal solution for customers who do not need or want
all of the features provided by the MegaRAC G2 or G3,
such as modem, video, graphics, virtual floppy/CD-ROM
and optional battery backup support
• Ideal for headless appliances, such as Network At-
tached Storage (NAS)
• A match for customers whose requirements do not
allow additional PCI plug-in cards (for a daughter card)
-- specific to the G2 Lite only!
MegaRAC G2 (in addition to G2 Lite features)
• On-board modem
• Battery backup
• VGA support
• USB support for CD-ROM, keyboard and mouse
• Hardware environmental monitor
• Frame capture buffer
• Remote console redirection
• Virtual (remote) boot
• Auto server recovery
• Crash screen capture
• Headless support
• In-band management agents
• User-managed NVRAM
• User-managed event log
MegaRAC G3 (in addition to G2 features)
• PCI/PCI-X form factor
• PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse
• Upgradeable (locally or remotely) firmware
• Host in-band agents for the controller
• Serial over IP
• Headless management
• API interface
• Hypertext API (HAPI) support
Bottom line, the card is
a great preventative
measure against
downtime -- CRN
Great administration
tool -- SC Magazine
Coming Soon!
MegaRAC G2 Lite
remote management
card is a sensible
addition to many
servers -- CRN

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Zero-U, Digital KVM over IP
Server Management
AMI’s new low-cost, zero-U digital KVM over IP solu-
tion enables system administrators with instant,
clutter-free, space-saving and non-intrusive remote
management.
With KVM over IP, administrators can remotely control
a server’s keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) over the
Internet, from anywhere in the world.
The MegaRAC K1-VGA and MegaRAC K1-DVI allows
administrators to remotely monitor and control a
server or PC via the Internet. The zero-U KVM solution
attaches to a server, PC or analog switch to enable
remote monitoring of video and allows for remote
control of the keyboard and mouse.
MegaRAC K1-VGA and MegaRAC K1-DVI
• Zero-U form factor: no rack or desktop space used
• Single user
• Video provides remote video display, fast redirection
and animation; resolution up to 1280 x 1024
• Remote keyboard and mouse control
• Set-up: non-intrusive installation, sits outside the KVM
or computer and does not affect local operations
• Easy to set up: attaches to standard KVM or PC ports
• Remote Boot: USB 2.0 Mass Storage Emulation allows
the local computer to boot from a remote drive over
the network
• Video interface: dual mode LCD monitor controller
• Ethernet: 10/100 Mpbs
• Remote software: KSeek discovers K1-DVIs deployed in
a network and uses AMI proprietary CURI protocol for
discovery
• Can attach to an existing analog KVM; allowing the
user to:
- Upgrade existing analog KVM switch installations,
easily and conveniently, to a KVM over IP. The user
receives significant cost savings, allowing them to
continue to deploy their current analog KVM
switches
- Control multiple servers using just one MegaRAC K1
by attaching to a multi-port analog switch
- Display multiple views; multiple remote sites can
simultaneously monitor the MegaRAC K1
The MegaRAC K1 is available in two versions:
• MegaRAC K1-VGA (analog video version)
• MegaRAC K1-DVI (digital video version)
The MegaRAC K1 patent-
pending, proprietary
single user solution
provides incredible video
performance, seen only
in far more
complex and expensive
products.
Attaches to a server, PC
or analog switch.
Only 83 mm x 80 mm x
26 mm!