BMC F RONT P ANEL U SER I NTERFACE4-2Front Panel User InterfaceThe BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators (Fault/statusand Identify LEDs) and buttons (Power/ID).Power ButtonThe Power buttons allow to control the system status.ID ButtonThe control panel Chassis Identify button toggles the state of the Chassis ID LED. If the IDLED is off, then a button press will turn the LED on (blinking). If the LED is on, a buttonpress or IPMI Chassis Identify command will turn the LED off.LEDsThe following table contains information on Status, ID and Heartbeat LED's.LAN InterfaceBMC LAN interface in AST2400 is assigned to its Shared NIC LAN and a dedicated NIC(Default) in the system. IPMI Specification v2.0 defines how IPMI messages, encapsulatedin RMCP/RMCP+ packet format, can be sent to and from the BMC. This capability allows aremote console application to access the BMC and perform the following operations: Chassis control: obtain chassis status, reset and power-up the chassis Obtain system sensor status Obtain and Set system boot optionsTable 4.1: Status LED, ID LED, and Heartbeat LEDLEDS COLOR S TATUS D ESCRIPTIONStatus LEDAmber (Status LED) Blinking System Event(See following Status LED table.)Off Normal statusBlue On Power onOff Power offID LED BlueOff Normal statusBlinking Identify the system with intervalSolid ON Identify the systemHeartbeat LED Green On/Off BMC is not ReadyBlinking BMC is Ready
