Amphus Releases ManageSite Compatibility Test Suite To Verify IPMI Compliance for Enterprise Servers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 Amphus announced today the availability of the ManageSite(TM) Compatibility Test Suite (MCTS MCTs, n.pr See medium-chain triglycerides. ), a value-added software package that complements its recently introduced ManageSite 2.0 software with support for heterogeneous Intelligent Platform Management Interface The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines a set of common interfaces to computer hardware and firmware which system administrators can use to monitor system health and manage the system. Several dozen companies support IPMI. (IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware ) servers. The new test suite allows hardware designers and manufacturers to quickly and easily test their systems for IPMI capability to verify that servers using their hardware can be managed by ManageSite 2.0. Unlike Intel testing tools that require manufacturers to verify IPMI compliance by selecting individual tests from 150 command sets, MCTS is a web-based application See Web application. that automatically exercises the primary IPMI commands that ManageSite requires and then produces a simple pass/fail report. This allows manufacturers and developers to quickly ascertain if their hardware will work with ManageSite's IPMI interface rather than having to perform individual tests at a detailed level in a time-consuming manner. In addition to the MCTS, Amphus also offers OEMs and ODMs the ManageSite Developer Guide for IPMI 1.5, which outlines the specific IPMI commands ManageSite requires to fully support provisioning, monitoring and remote management of heterogeneous servers from bare metal 1. bare metal - New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an HLL, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools upwards. "IPMI is a very comprehensive set of specifications that standardize the interface to server hardware," said Henry Fung, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of Amphus. "We created MCTS specifically for OEMs, ODMs and end users to quickly validate their server hardware's compatibility with our ManageSite heterogeneous server management software." ManageSite is the first server management application to apply the IPMI standard to provision, monitor and manage heterogeneous servers through a unified web user interface. Its grouping capability makes it easy to visualize servers as pools of application resources based on their physical locations, software application or the customers using the servers. Infrastructure managed using ManageSite is flexible, efficient and can be utilized according to customized business needs. The IPMI standard was created by Intel, Dell and others as an open platform instrumentation interface specification that defines a common, abstracted message-based interface to server hardware. Its specifications define certain commands as mandatory while leaving many as optional features to allow each OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and to differentiate its own implementation. There are currently more than 150 IPMI adopter companies today. About Amphus, Inc. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Amphus is the leading supplier of integrated server management solutions that enable enterprise data centers to dramatically reduce their IT operating and capital expenses through automating server provisioning, monitoring and management functions. For more information, call (408) 467-2100 or go to http://www.amphus.com. |
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