There are several power control sources implemented in BMC, including Power Button, Watchdog Timer, PEF, and IPMI
chassis command. Below are the diagrams of power control by BMC.
Front Panel Power Button
Chassis Command
Power Off
BMC
South Bridge Power Off State
Front Panel Power Button
Chassis Command
Power On
BMC
South Bridge Power On State
Reset Support and Reset Source
The BMC asserts the System Reset signal on the baseboard to perform a system reset.
There are several power control sources implemented in BMC, including Watchdog Timer, PEF, and IPMI chassis command.
Power Management (Node Management)
Intel NM support will be provided to support power management.
Sensor Name Sensor Number Sensor Type SDR Type
SPS FW Health 17h DCh – OEM 03
NM Health 19h DCh – OEM 03
NM Exception 18h DCh – OEM 03
NM Threshold 1Bh DCh – OEM 03
NM Capabilities 1Ah DCh – OEM 02
Please Refer Node Manager IPMI Function to Intel® Dynamic Power Node Manager 1.5.[3]
DCMI 1.0 support
All DCMI 1.0 mandatory requirements will be supported.
Please Refer it to Data Center Manageability Interface Specification V1.0, Revision 1.0.[4]
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