American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 Lite Features

Brand: American Megatrends

Model: MegaRAC G2 Lite

Category: KVM switches

Type: Features

American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 Lite is a cost-effective remote management card that provides a range of features for out-of-band server management. With the MegaRAC G2 Lite, you can:

Monitor and control your server remotely over LAN or modem, even if the server's operating system is down.
Power cycle, power up/down, and reset your server remotely.
Access the server's BIOS setup and Microsoft Emergency Management Service (EMS) remotely.
Receive event notifications via SNMP traps, email, or cell phone messages.
Configure the server's IP address, subnet mask, and gateway settings remotely.

American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 Lite is a cost-effective remote management card that provides a range of features for out-of-band server management. With the MegaRAC G2 Lite, you can:

Monitor and control your server remotely over LAN or modem, even if the server's operating system is down.
Power cycle, power up/down, and reset your server remotely.
Access the server's BIOS setup and Microsoft Emergency Management Service (EMS) remotely.
Receive event notifications via SNMP traps, email, or cell phone messages.
Configure the server's IP address, subnet mask, and gateway settings remotely.

Cost-Effective Remote Management Cards and Zero-U, Digital KVM

over IP Solutions from AMI’s MegaRAC Family

-- Channel version brochure

Remote Server

Management

www.ami.com

AMI debuts its second and third generation remote server/platform

management cards: MegaRAC

G3, MegaRAC G2 Lite and MegaRAC G2.

MegaRAC controllers are fully integrated PCI Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)

with several advanced features for “out-of-band” server management

from remote locations over LAN and/or modem.

Server Management

System information

The MegaRAC G2 was a

finalist in Networld+

Interop Las Vegas

2002’s Best of Interop

Awards for Network

Servers and Peripherals

The MegaRAC G2 was

an Ultimate Solution

Winner in the Ultimate

White-Box Server

category at Tech Builder

XChange in 2003

The MegaRAC G2

received 5 STARS in a

Remote Access review

by SC Magazine in 2003

System Independent

• 100% OS independent

• 100% BIOS independent

• 100% hardware independent

True Out-of-Band Manageability

• Controllers do not depend on any

in-band componenets

SDK (Software Development Kit)

for Hardware Health Management

• I2C or IPMI based

• Graphical user interface

• OEM can create and flash the

image based on the hardware

• No firmware customization needed

Remote Management

• Power cycle, power up/down

• Hardware reset

• Remote BIOS setup and Microsoft

Emergency Management Service

(EMS) support via "Serial Over LAN"

Event Notification

• SNMP trap to multiple destinations

• Configurable notification scheme

• Cell phone messages via e-mail

User Managed Notification

• Applications generate notifications

• SNMP and Email support

Web-Based User Interface

• Software does not need to be

installed at the client side (only

need the web browser)

• Fast embedded web-server on the

card

Serial Port Redirection

MegaRAC G2, G2 Lite and G3 Family

Standard Features

Event Log

• Event log stored in NVRAM,

each event has a date and

time stamp

Security

• SSL (Secured Socket Layer) v3

• DAA (Digest Access Authentica-

tion)

• User management for web

interface

• User name, password (en-

crypted)

Network Interface

• DHCP support for automatic IP

assignment

• Manually set IP address, subnet

mask and gateway setting in

case there is no DHCP server

• BOOTP support for remote

recovery console (flash the

recovery image)

Remote API

A dedicated client program

monitors and manages the card

through this API set

• Expose virtually any functions,

including monitoring

• Socket based API

Auto Discovery

Discover installed MegaRAC cards

in a workplace

• Discovery database

• Based on CURI (Common UI,

Remote access and Identifica-

tion) interface (AMI proprietary)

• Scheduled discovery

PRELIMINARY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Q4 03.

Server Management

www.ami.com

Remote Management Cards

PRELIMINARY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Q4 03.

Although there are many similarities among the

MegaRAC G3, G2 and G2 Lite, each one has distinct

features that separate it from the others.

MegaRAC G2 Lite

• Mid-range, lowest-cost service processor from the

MegaRAC family

• Ideal solution for customers who do not need or want

all of the features provided by the MegaRAC G2 or G3,

such as modem, video, graphics, virtual floppy/CD-ROM

and optional battery backup support

• Ideal for headless appliances, such as Network At-

tached Storage (NAS)

• A match for customers whose requirements do not

allow additional PCI plug-in cards (for a daughter card)

-- specific to the G2 Lite only!

MegaRAC G2 (in addition to G2 Lite features)

• On-board modem

• Battery backup

• VGA support

• USB support for CD-ROM, keyboard and mouse

• Hardware environmental monitor

• Frame capture buffer

• Remote console redirection

• Virtual (remote) boot

• Auto server recovery

• Crash screen capture

• Headless support

• In-band management agents

• User-managed NVRAM

• User-managed event log

MegaRAC G3 (in addition to G2 features)

• PCI/PCI-X form factor

• PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse

• Upgradeable (locally or remotely) firmware

• Host in-band agents for the controller

• Serial over IP

• Headless management

• API interface

• Hypertext API (HAPI) support

Bottom line, the card is

a great preventative

measure against

downtime -- CRN

Great administration

tool -- SC Magazine

Coming Soon!

MegaRAC G2 Lite

remote management

card is a sensible

addition to many

servers -- CRN

www.ami.com

reserved. v11.5.03

Zero-U, Digital KVM over IP

Server Management

AMI’s new low-cost, zero-U digital KVM over IP solu-

tion enables system administrators with instant,

clutter-free, space-saving and non-intrusive remote

management.

With KVM over IP, administrators can remotely control

a server’s keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) over the

Internet, from anywhere in the world.

The MegaRAC K1-VGA and MegaRAC K1-DVI allows

administrators to remotely monitor and control a

server or PC via the Internet. The zero-U KVM solution

attaches to a server, PC or analog switch to enable

remote monitoring of video and allows for remote

control of the keyboard and mouse.

MegaRAC K1-VGA and MegaRAC K1-DVI

• Zero-U form factor: no rack or desktop space used

• Single user

• Video provides remote video display, fast redirection

and animation; resolution up to 1280 x 1024

• Remote keyboard and mouse control

• Set-up: non-intrusive installation, sits outside the KVM

or computer and does not affect local operations

• Easy to set up: attaches to standard KVM or PC ports

• Remote Boot: USB 2.0 Mass Storage Emulation allows

the local computer to boot from a remote drive over

the network

• Video interface: dual mode LCD monitor controller

• Ethernet: 10/100 Mpbs

• Remote software: KSeek discovers K1-DVIs deployed in

a network and uses AMI proprietary CURI protocol for

discovery

• Can attach to an existing analog KVM; allowing the

user to:

- Upgrade existing analog KVM switch installations,

easily and conveniently, to a KVM over IP. The user

receives significant cost savings, allowing them to

continue to deploy their current analog KVM

switches

- Control multiple servers using just one MegaRAC K1

by attaching to a multi-port analog switch

- Display multiple views; multiple remote sites can

simultaneously monitor the MegaRAC K1

The MegaRAC K1 is available in two versions:

• MegaRAC K1-VGA (analog video version)

• MegaRAC K1-DVI (digital video version)

The MegaRAC K1 patent-

pending, proprietary

single user solution

provides incredible video

performance, seen only

in far more

complex and expensive

products.

Attaches to a server, PC

or analog switch.

Only 83 mm x 80 mm x

26 mm!

American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 Lite Features

Brand: American Megatrends

Model: MegaRAC G2 Lite

Category: KVM switches

Type: Features

American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 Lite is a cost-effective remote management card that provides a range of features for out-of-band server management. With the MegaRAC G2 Lite, you can:

Monitor and control your server remotely over LAN or modem, even if the server's operating system is down.
Power cycle, power up/down, and reset your server remotely.
Access the server's BIOS setup and Microsoft Emergency Management Service (EMS) remotely.
Receive event notifications via SNMP traps, email, or cell phone messages.
Configure the server's IP address, subnet mask, and gateway settings remotely.

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