American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 User manual

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MegaRACTM G2
Remote Management Controller
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100% Out-of-band manageability
System Independent OS
Virtual CD Support
Remote Power Cycling
System Health Alerts
"The MegaRAC G2 is a PCI management card
ideal for any server...Bottom line, the card is
a great preventative measure against
downtime."
-CRN Test Center
"Simple installation and configuration
requirements means that you can get the
remote management of your servers in place
pretty quickly....Great administration tool."
-SC Magazine
The second-generation MegaRACTM G2 is a 100% out-of-band service
processor management card that is completely system independent (no OS
dependency, no drivers required). MegaRAC G2 is a plug and play service processor
that is the ideal solution for a network manager responsible for managing multiple
locations.
The MegaRACTM G2's simple
installation and configuration
requirements allow system administrators
to get the remote management capability
of their servers in place quickly. The G2
gives remote offices the same degree of
system maintenance as the corporate
headquarters and saves them the expense
of additional staffing requirements.
The ROI for the MegaRAC G2 will be
recognized the first time it's used.
Consider the cost of making a service call
to upgrade a BIOS, load an OS, load any
other software or to simply reboot a
system. Since many technology companies
are starting to focus on service revenue,
the MegaRAC G2 will greatly complement
this business model and serve as a
tremendous value-add to any service-
focused organization.
The MegaRAC G2 offers 100% out-of-
band connectivity as well as a complete
system independent operating system. It
plugs into any PCI slot in mission critical
servers with a half-sized PCI form factor.
A user of the MegaRAC G2 can use a web
browser to manage their mission critical
servers from anywhere in the world using
a secure SSL v3 connection. A user has
remote access to diagnose and fix
problems as well as install software
including operating systems via the use of
the clients CD-ROM drive with virtual
CD.
The MegaRAC G2 provides a complete
analysis of the boot progression allowing
the IT manager to analyze the server's
boot behavior and to proactively perform
maintenance to prevent system failures.
This analysis helps system administrators
identify possible faulty components and
isolate problems which may cause a system
to not boot.
© 2004 American Megatrends Inc. - Specifications subject to change without notice
Data Sheet
12 02 2004

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MegaRACTM G2
Remote Management Controller
2/2
Features
Processor
32-Bit 66 MHz ~ 60 Mips System On Chip
(SOC)
Memory
16 MB SDRAM Standard
Flash
4 MB Flash ROM
Ethernet LAN
Integrated SOC 10/100 MAC
External Level One 10/100 BASE-TX
Ethernet
On-Board Modem + DAA (Optional)
56K Socket Modem
Form Factor
Half-Size Standard PCI Card
I2C Controller
Hardware Monitor (For OEMs Only)
Ambient Temperature Monitoring
PCI Voltages Monitoring
Battery Voltage Monitoring
RTC
External RTC for Time Stamp of Events
Power Supply
Switching Logic Between 6 V Wall Adapter
5 V PCI
On-Board Battery
Battery Backup (Optional)
Provides 30 Minutes of Battery Backup in
Case of System/Wall Adapter Power Failure
Monitoring
IPMI 1.5 Compliant
I2C Sensors
SDK Support for Easy Customization
OEM Specific
OAR (Out-of-band Auto Recovery)
Environmental Specifications
Storage Temperature: -20 degrees to 80
Degrees C
Relative Humidity: 5 to 80 Percent Non-
Condensing @ 40 Degrees
Operating Temperature: 0 to 45 Degrees C
Vibration: 2.5G Acceleration Over 2000Hz
Sine wave, 2oct/mian sine sweep
Shock: 20G; 11msec Duration, Half-Sine
Shock Sweep
Communication
10/100 Mb Ethernet LAN
56K Modem
VPN Support
TCP/IP
DHCP Enabled
SNMP
Web-Based Interface
Alert Notification
SNMP Trap up to Eight Destinations
Numeric and Alphanumeric Paging
Email Notification
Call Out to Management Station
Console Redirection
Via 10/100 Mb Ethernet LAN and 56K
Modem
Up to 15 Screens per Second High Speed
Redirection
Hardware Engine
No Overhead on the Server, Complete OS
Independence
Redirect BIOS Screens and Setup Screens
Seamless Text and Graphics Transition
PCI Support
Security
SSL (Secured Socket Layer) 3.0
DAA (Digestive Authentication Access)
MD-5
Virtual Boot
CD-ROM
Allows Remote O/S Boot / Emergency Install
OEM Development Kit (SDK)
Remote control
Event log
System health (OEM only)
System information
Other
One Serial Port Software Debug
JTAG – ICE Port