American Megatrends MegaRAC G4 User manual

© 2008 American Megatrends Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Specifications Subject to Change without Notice.
All Trademarks are Property of their Respective Owners.
Data Sheet
The MegaRAC® G4 PCI-based remote management controller can be used in any
server with a free PCI slot for sophisticated remote management. G4 provides out-of-
band, lights-out manageability for BIOS-level system access and control, even when the
OS is unavailable or the system is powered down.
A 100% OS independent solution, G4 has the ability to provide high quality and
high performance KVM redirection over the Internet. The MegaRAC G4 does not
require any drivers or agents to be installed at the managed server.
AMI’s MegaRAC® G4 is the
newest generation within AMI’s remote
management controller family.
MegaRAC G4 is a low cost, half-
height or full height PCI-card that can
be installed onto regular server platforms
or into blade servers. It has connections
for USB, Ethernet and an external wall-
adapter. The card can connect to an IPMI
BMC and to reset/power controls.
MegaRAC G4 implements KVM
over LAN, enabling total control of
system resources from a remote location,
including Keyboard, Video & Mouse for
full graphics and text redirection. The card
displays the image it receives through the
VGA connector in a web-browser on a
remote PC. Mouse and keyboard activity
is provided to the motherboard’s web-
browser through USB.
MegaRAC G4 features AMI’s unique,
patent-pending AAVICA-II compression
engine, featureing video capture of up
to 1280 x 1024. The technology uses
intelligent algorithms to significantly
reduce network traffic and provide high-
performance graphical redirection. The
engine interfaces with the server’s DVO
video interface and USB bus.
HIGHLIGHTS
Remote power control (Reset/On/Off) of
the managed server through IPMI BMC or
Feature Connector
Text/Graphics KVM/IP at any power
state
High performance device redirection
enables remote OS installation and
software/patch updates
Monitors and manages all environmental
sensors
Noties system administrators with alert
SNMP and email notication
Onboard customizable web based
interface
Operating System Agnostic
Low cost
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04 30 2008
MegaRAC® G4
Remote Management Controller
G4 reads status information and
controls system power through an IPMI
Baseboard Management Controller,
allowing the remote to fully manage and
monitor an IPMI host system.
With a special Feature Connector,
MegaRAC G4 can manage system power
independently of the BMC.
Additionally, the G4 can emulate a
Mass Storage Device, such as a floppy,
CDROM or hard-drive and enable the
installation of software programs from a
remote location.
AMI’s MegaRAC G4 brings
numerous features to OEMs and system
integrators:
* GUI and Soft Processor based
sensor customization for I2C bus
monitoring with PMCP
* Monitoring utilizes an external
BMC or sensors on I2C bus
* Supports MegaRAC Studio for
OEM extensions and customization
* Implements object oriented web
development for plug-ins
* Provides processing power to extend
manageability in the future with the
highest ROI
* Provides a Memory Management
Unit (MMU) based platform for
robust plug-in support.

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Features
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All Trademarks are Property of their Respective Owners.
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MegaRAC®G4
Remote Management Controller
Key Features
Bracket option, full-height PCI or half-height PCI
“Half-Height” PCI, allowing for installation into
2U rack-mounted units
Operating System Agnostic
Uses existing Motherboard VGA or video card
No installation of Video drivers required
VGA splitter-cable for local monitor
Automatic detection of local monitor
Headers for remote control of power and reset
Has internal USB-header, reducing the number of
external cables needed
Internal USB-header connects to on-motherboard
USB
Has built in USB-hub, allowing front-panel USB
connections to still operate
USB 2.0 Mass-Storage Redirection
USB 1.1 HID (Keyboard and Mouse)
RS-232 serial-port for local management console
or Serial-Over-LAN
Motherboard sensor monitoring through IPMI 2.0
No power-adapter required, (uses PCI-Standby
Voltage)
Optional external wall-adapter for complete lights-
out management
Local RS-232 debug-port for diagnostic and
firmware upgrade
Cross browser and cross platform support
Processor and Memory
32-Bit 133 MHz RISC
200 MIPS
16K I-Cache / 16K D-Cache
32 MB SDRAM Memory
16-Bit, 16 MB Flash
Form Factor
Bracket option, full-height or half-height PCI
Half-height PCI allows for installation into 2U
rack-mounted units
AMI MG9074 KVM Engine
VGA input for KVM from motherboard VGA or
external VGA
Hardware based capture and compression
AMI’s patent pending AAVICA-II compression
engine fully built in to the hardware
High performance 30+ frames per second
1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
Color depth: 16-bit
Max refresh rate: 60 Hz
Analog VGA input
Low network band-width requirement
Auto session timeout for security
Local pass-through output to monitor using
splitter cable
Media Redirection
Simultaneous floppy and CD/ DVD redirection
USB 2.0 based CD/DVD redirection
Support for USB key
Auto session timeout for security
IPMI 2.0 based management
Manages IPMI 2.0 based BMC
Runs virtual BMC stack for BMC-less systems
presenting as a full IPMI 2.0 BMC
Customizable sensor management
Event Log and Alerting
Read Log events
Sensor readings
SNMP trap
Sophisticated User Management
IPMI based user management
Added security with SSL (HTTPS)
Multiple user permission level
Multiple user profiles
Active Directory/LDAP Client support
Direct LDAP support from the device
Windows Active Directory and Open-LDAP
support
Web Interface Multilanguage support
Full Unicode support
Multiple language support for multiple clients
simultaneously
Web based configuration
Full configuration using web UI
Fail-safe firmware upgrade
OEM Tools (Sold separately)
AMI-PMCP for designing platform sensors
MegaRAC Studio for GUI customization
Power Supply
Operational even when the main system is powered-
off, operation on:
- PCI 3.3V Standby Power, or
- External wall adapter
* No power-adapter required (uses PCI-Standby
Voltage)
Feature Summary
Bracket option, full-height PCI or half-height PCI
“Half-Height” PCI, allowing for installation into
2U rack-mounted units
Operating System Agnostic
Uses existing Motherboard VGA or video card