Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Chapter 2. Remote Management Module Overview; Remote Management Module Features

Chapter2.RemoteManagementModuleoverview
ThissectiongivesyouanoverviewoftheRemoteManagementModuleandhighlightssignicantbenetsof
itsfeatures.
TheRemoteManagementModuleisa1.23-inchx2.30-inchprintedcircuitboard.Wheninstalledonto
theRemoteManagementModuleconnectoronLenovoserverboards,itprovidesanincreasedlevelof
manageabilityoverthebasicservermanagementavailabletotheserverboard.Itworksasanintegrated
solutiononyourserversystem.
RemoteManagementModulefeatures
TheRemoteManagementModuleadd-oncardoffersconvenient,remoteKVMaccessandcontrolviaLAN
orInternet.Itcaptures,digitizes,andcompressesvideoandtransmitsitwithkeyboardandmousesignals
toandfromaremotecomputer.RemoteaccessandcontrolsoftwarerunsintheintegratedBaseboard
ManagementController,utilizingexpandedcapabilitiesprovidedbytheRemoteManagementModule
hardware.
Figure1.RemoteManagementModule
Inaddition,theRemoteManagementModuleadd-oncardoffersintegratedremotepowermanagement
usingIPMI.KeyfeaturesoftheRemoteManagementModuleadd-oncardare:
•EmbeddedWebConsoleUIsupportsremotepoweron/off,systemhealth,systeminfo,eventlog
•KVMredirectionviaeithertheRemoteManagementModuleNICorthebaseboardNICusedfor
managementtrafc;highperformance,uptotwosimultaneousKVMsessions
•USB2.0mediaredirection-bootoverremotemedia
•Security–openSSL,openLDAP
•OEMCustomizationoftheWebConsole
•IPMIV2.0Compliance
•KVM-automaticallysensesvideoresolutionforbestpossiblescreencapture,high-performancemouse
trackingandsynchronization.Itallowsremoteviewingandcongurationinpre-bootPOSTandBIOSsetup
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