Hi
I’m new with ASRock IPMI … so my question is
Does IPMI require Intel vPro CPU?
thanks
No, IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a subsystem to the actual system itself. It hooks into a baseboard management that is in turn connected to almost everything. Allowing for it to report on CPU voltage, CPU temperatures, Memory voltage, memory temperature, Fan speeds, etc etc.
Whilst vPro is an umbrella term for a few Intel CPU technologies, such as Turbo Boost, Vt-x and Vt-d, also HT and the lesser used Trusted Execution Technology.
IPMI usually runs of an additional network interface on the motherboard, in the case of a supermicro board the 4 RJ45 ports on the right are standard network whilst the one on the left is dedicated to the IPMI. Although some implementations differ.
Thanks, zanginator
the only thing is, that You can find Intel vPro CPU without HT
(http://ark.intel.com/products/75047/Intel-Core-i5-4670-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz)
and as I see IPMI not necessary need 2nd LAN port, (ASRock Q87M vPRO)
is that true?
Thanks
No problem.
Yea you can find vPro CPU's without HT, as you pointed out. These tend to be the desktop i5 parts where none of them have HT. I was unaware that they had started putting the vPro label on non i7 parts.
As for not requiring a dedicated LAN port, that is what I was referring to as "some implementations differ". In these cases the primary interface is the one that will carry the IPMI data. These setup's are seen less and less these days.
Just a quick note for you, the board you posted does not have IPMI.
Hooops
You are right, (that i my favorite MB) than I'll use it through vPro with i5-4590T or i5-4570T
thanks for helping me!
I found one more thing about that MB
Home Cloud - Remote Desktop Anytime, Anywhere
This motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel® LAN, so you can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to wake up your PC or turn it off, monitor and take control of it remotely with another smartphone, tablet or computer.
which I need, not just access the running OS, (remote Desktop)
but access it it is is turned off
Very interesting, I have not used the AsRock offerings for some time now so I am not too sure what the full feature set of "Home Cloud" is. But it does seem very similar to what IPMI has in capabilities.
IPMI is actually a standard so if their implementation changes a few of the underlying features, they wouldn't be able to market it as such.
Before I used IPMI based stuff, I used to use the Wake On LAN (WoL) features to remotely turn stuff on and use VNC based services to access the machine once booted.