Intel Server Management

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1 Build. Deploy. Manage. Intel Server Management SOFTWARE TO BUILD, DEPLOY AND MANAGE SERVERS WITH EASE Intel Server Products come with a set of software utilities that help you manage hardware and firmware across your data center network. REMOTE SERVER MANAGEMENT MADE EASY While Agent based utilities help you configure the system settings (BIOS & BMC) and update the firmware (BIOS/ BMC/ME/SDR), Agent-less utilities were added recently into the suite that help you do the same from a remote management console. INTEGRATED BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER Intel Product Quick Reference Matrix Q Embedded systems management enables monitoring, debug, configuration and update via a variety of outof-band protocols (Redfish, IPMI) as well as via the embedded web console. 1

2 Intel server management Software to build, deploy and manage servers with ease. Get Your Servers Up and Running Fast and Keep Them Running Intel Server Management Software is a set of software utilities that help you manage the entire lifecycle of building, deployment and further debug and maintenance of the servers with Intel Server boards in the data centers. For more information, visit Server Management Made Easy Intel Server Utilities can be broadly classified into two categories - Agent-based and Agent-less utilities. Agentbased utilities are run on the server which needs configuration and manageability. They are either run on the Server OS or EFI Shell to make the necessary system configuration changes and/or update the firmware. Agent-less utilities are run on a management console which can connect remotely through a secure network to rest of the servers in the data center and the system configuration and/or firmware upgrades can be executed remotely from the management console. The Integrated Baseboard Management Controller enables secure access to the server via a variety of protocols to assist with the debug, monitoring, configuration and provisioning of the server. 2

3 Intel Server Management Software Intel Server Management Software comes in two different modes of operation: Agent-based and Agent-less applications. AGENT-BASED APPLICATIONS Agent-based applications are run on the server which needs to be configured and/or updated to a new firmware released by Intel. These are essentially single server utilities which are comprised of: SYSCFG Helps to configure BIOS and BMC Settings and supported on Linux*/Windows*/UEFI mode. These are command line based and scriptable. SYSINFO Retrieves the system info on system inventory, FRU, BIOS, BMC and other platform firmware. Supported on Linux*/Windows*/UEFI mode. SELViewer Displays System Event Logs (SEL) recorded by BMC in a human readable format. Clear the SEL in BMC or Save it locally. Supported on Linux*/Windows*/UEFI mode. Flash Utilities Helps to reprogram flash memory with new versions of BIOS. BIOS/BMC/SDR/ME can be updated with this utility which can be scriptable and available on Linux*/Windows*/UEFI. Intel Multi-Server Manager (Intel MSM) While all the above are single server utilities, Intel MSM is a multi-server utility which can be connected to other servers in the same in-band network. It helps to remotely manage a number of servers and the features include monitoring health and performance, system info retrieval, BMC configuration and System FW Update for a single or a group of servers that are within the group. AGENT-LESS APPLICATIONS Agent-less applications take advantage of the Out-of-Band (OOB) network and connect remotely to one or a group of servers which can be reached through the Management NIC. The connections are completely secure and independent of the host network. These include: VMCLI This tool is a command line interface for virtual media. It can be used to boot virtual media on any remote server ad perform a firmware update for example. Intel MSM Has the same set of features as the Agent-based version except that the management server connects to the remote servers (managed nodes) through the OOB network and can perform the same operations such as monitor health and performance, system info retrieval, BMC configuration and system FW update a single or a group of servers that are within the group. The FW update can be scheduled for a particular date and time. Intel Server Debug & Provisioning Tool (Intel SDPTool) This is an OOB utility for agentless debugging and support. The tool helps to connect to a remote server (managed node) through the OOB network on the fly without any provisioning and do a bunch of system configuration settings. The features supported are platform firmware update (BIOS/BMC/ME/SDR) or a custom firmware update of any other component on the board, change the system settings supported by the SYSCFG utility (above), change the network settings, download debug logs and display the system info like CPU, Memory, FRU. The greatest advantage of this tool is it is so lightweight and can be scripted to be scaled to any number of servers without any provisioning overhead. Firmware for Intel Server Boards can be updated through the GUI of Intel Data Center Manager (Intel DCM) too but please be aware that it is distributed through a license. 3

4 Intel System Management Software Intel System Management Software is a set of management applications that let you view, debug, configure and provision servers across your network. FEATURES INTEL ACTIVE SYSTEM CONSOLE INTEL SNMP SUBAGENT INTEGRATED BMC Install Requirements Application: Requires install on top of operating system on the management server but no installation required on remote managed servers Application: Requires install on top of operating system on the management server but can operate in both agent-based and agent-less modes on the managed nodes Application: Requires agent install on top of operating system User Interface Command Line Interface Tool - Scriptable Command Line Interface Tool - Scriptable Command Line Interface Tools - Scriptable Multiple Remote server management Single server only but can be scripted to add many servers without provisioning No Operating System Support Host - Linux*. Managed nodes can be any OS Host - Linux*. Managed nodes can be any OS Windows*/Linux*/UEFI Network Configuration OOB Network OOB Network Uses existing operating system network Integration of Open-Source Plug-Ins No Nagios* No View System Info (Platform, Memory, CPU, FRU) Use SYSINFO Hardware Predictive Failure Analysis Sensor Readings Remote Firmware Update No (Local FW update only) Configure Network Settings No No Health Monitoring No BMC Configuration many BMCs at the same tme Use SYSCFG Power Management No Remote debug with Event Logs No Remote Power On/Off/Reboot No Serial Over LAN (Console Redirection) No No Download Debug Logs No 4

5 Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Embedded Intel System Management Software is available in two varieties an Integrated BMC, which has Redfish and IPMI 2.0 stack available for comprehensive remote (out-of-band) or local (in-band) management, or an Integrated BMC web console available without the requirements for any agents and is always accessible, regardless of the state of the operating system. FEATURES INTEL SERVER BOARD S1200SP FAMILY INTEL SERVER SYSTEMS SUPPORTING INTEL XEON PROCESSORS E V3 & V4 PRODUCT FAMILY AND INTEL SERVER SYSTEMS SUPPORTING INTEL XEON PHI PRODUCT FAMILY INTEL SERVER SYSTEMS SUPPORTING THE INTEL XEON PROCESSOR SCALABLE FAMILY IPMI 2.0 Power Control VLAN Redfish & RSD Support Java based Virtual Media and KVM HTML5 Virtual Media and KVM Remote Debug Autonomous Debug Log Autonomous Debug Log Autonomous Debug Log & Remote Debug over PECI Remote BMC/BIOS Update Remote BIOS Configuration SSH SMASH CLP SMASH CLP SOL Only Remote SMBIOS Retrieval NVMEe Management Open LDAP Security Logs POST Code Retrieval Node Manager Alerting SNMP Traps & SMTP SNMP Traps & SMTP SNMP Traps & SMTP 5

6 The Intel Server Product Marketing Library is designed as a one-stop-shop for all Intel Server Product marketing assets and sales tools. Visit For more information, visit 1 For the latest Intel Server Board support, visit All products and dates specified are preliminary based on current expectations and are subject to change without notice. Availability in different channels may vary. For more complete information about performance and benchmark results, visit Features and functions of the Intel Management Packs are dependent on the features and functions available on the server and client hardware and the loaded software and operating systems. Not all features and functions are available on all products and may require Intel AMT or IPMI technologies for additional functionality. Intel technologies features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No computer system can be absolutely secure. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn more at Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others Intel Corporation 6