307013-003 Datasheet, PDF (244/848 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel I/O Controller Hub 7

Functional Description
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Intel^® Active Management Technology (Intel^®
AMT) (Desktop and Mobile Only)
Intel Active Management Technology is a set of advanced manageability features
developed as a direct result of IT customer feedback gained through Intel market
research. Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through improved asset tracking,
remote manageability, and fewer desk-side visits were identified as key IT priorities. PT
extends the capabilities of existing management solutions by making the asset
information, remote diagnostics, and recovery capabilities always available, or Out of
Band (OOB), even when the system is in a low-power “off” state or the OS is hung.
Intel^® AMT Features
• E-Asset Tag
• OOB HW and SW Inventory Logs
• OOB Alerts
• IDE Redirect
• Serial over LAN for Remote Control
• Remote Diagnostics Execution
• OS Lock-Up Alert
• OS Repair
• Remote BIOS Recovery and Update
Intel^® AMT Requirements
Intel AMT is a platform-level solution that uses multiple system components including:
• Intel AMT-Ready ICH7 component for the SMBus, PCI Express, SPI flash bus, and
system sensors
• Intel^® PRO 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller with Intel^® Active Management
Technology for remote access
• An embedded microcontroller to run OOB firmware/software
• SPI flash memory (4 Mb for Intel AMT) to store asset information, management
software code, and logs
• BIOS to provide asset detection and POST diagnostics (BIOS and Intel AMT can
optionally share same flash memory device)
• Familiar ISV software packages to take advantage of Intel AMT’s platform
management capabilities
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Intel ^® ICH7 Family Datasheet