Intel® Server Board S2600WF Product Family Technical Product Specification
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Figure 13. Intel® Server Board S2600WFQ architectural block diagram
2.5 System Software Stack
The server board includes a system software stack that consists of the bystem BIOS, BMC firmware, Intel®
Management Engine (Intel® ME) firmware, and field replacement unit (FRU) and sensor data record (SDR)
data. Together, they configure and manage features and functions of the server system.
Many features and functions of the server system are managed jointly by the system BIOS and the BMC
firmware, including:
• IPMI watchdog timer
• Messaging support, including command bridging and user/session support
• BIOS boot flags support
• Event receiver device – The BMC receives and processes events from the BIOS.
• Serial-over-LAN (SOL)
• ACPI state synchronization – The BMC tracks ACPI state changes that are provided by the BIOS.
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