Desktop Board Features
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Intel AMT Status Indicator
The Intel AMT status indicator (red LED) shows the current state of the Intel
Management Engine. Table 5 shows the states of the Intel
Management Engine as
indicated by the LED. Figure 3 shows the location of the In
tel AMT status indicator.
Table 5. Intel AMT Status Indicator
LED State Indicates
Off Intel Management Engine is in the off state
On Intel Management Engine is in the on state and fully functional
Blinking Intel Management Engine is in the M1 state; system is out of band; Intel
Management Engine is functional
Figure 3. Intel AMT Status Indicator
Intel
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Virtualization Technology (Intel
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VT)
Intel
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Virtualization Technology (Intel
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VT) consists of components that support
virtualization of platforms based on Intel processors, thereby enabling the running of
multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. Each partition
behaves like a virtual machine (VM) and provides isolation and protection across
partitions. This hardware-based virtualization solution, along with virtualization
software, enables multiple usages such as server consolidation, activity partitioning,
workload isolation, embedded management, legacy software migration, and disaster
recovery.
• Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)
Hardware support for processor virtualization enables simple, robust and reliable
VMM software. VMM software relies on hardware support on operational details for
the handling of events, exceptions, and resources allocated to virtual machines.