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Out-of-Band Management

BMC/IPMI remote management, immune to system crashes

Remote Power Management

Supports remote power on, off, and restart, still operable even when system crashes

KVM-over-IP

Remote keyboard, video, mouse control, operate servers without visiting the machine room

Sensor Monitoring

Real-time collection of temperature, fan speed, voltage, and other sensor data

Alert Notifications

Automatic alerts for hardware sensor anomalies, discovering server risks at the first moment

IPMI Support

Compatible with IPMI 2.0 standard, supporting mainstream vendor servers

Log Auditing

Complete recording of all out-of-band operations, supporting compliance auditing

Related Questions

What is out-of-band management?

Out-of-Band Management is a hardware management method independent of the host operating system. Through dedicated chips like BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), administrators can still remotely access and control servers even when the server OS crashes or network is interrupted.

What is the difference between out-of-band and in-band management?

In-band management relies on the operating system and network connection, inaccessible when the system crashes. Out-of-band management uses an independent hardware channel (BMC/IPMI), allowing remote control, power management, and monitoring even when the main system is completely down.

Which BMC brands does DCOS support?

DCOS supports BMC management for mainstream server brands including Dell (iDRAC), HP (iLO), Lenovo (XCC), Huawei (iBMC), Inspur (IPMI), etc., compatible with IPMI 2.0 and Redfish standards.

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References

Technical standards referenced on this page

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a server hardware monitoring and management interface standard developed by Intel and industry partners.

IPMI 2.0 Specification - Intel

Redfish is a DMTF standard for server hardware management using RESTful APIs.

DMTF Redfish Specification Redfish Developer Hub
Published: 2024-01-15|Last Updated: 2024-07-01|Reviewed: CloudSino Engineering Team