<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Supervisor	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
is	O
a	O
full-length	O
ISA	B-Architecture
or	O
PCI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
IBM	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
full-length	O
ISA	B-Architecture
or	O
PCI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISA	B-Architecture
version	O
is	O
very	O
rare	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
only	O
ever	O
supported	O
in	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
half-length	O
full-height	O
PCI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
either	O
in-band	O
through	O
a	O
device	O
driver	O
,	O
or	O
out-band	O
over	O
serial	O
or	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adapter	O
(	O
when	O
properly	O
cabled	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
for	O
in-band	O
management	O
through	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
to	O
resolve	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
capturing	O
the	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
remote	O
KVM	B-Protocol
function	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
RSA	O
experienced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
RSA	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
chaining	O
the	O
remote	O
KVM	B-Protocol
function	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
with	O
the	O
adapter	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
this	O
cable	O
the	O
remote	O
video	O
facilities	O
will	O
still	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
external	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
is	O
connected	O
,	O
the	O
remote	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
will	O
work	O
—	O
but	O
nothing	O
else	O
(	O
including	O
power	O
control	O
)	O
will	O
function	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
RSA-II	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
a	O
PCI	B-Protocol
slot	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
it	O
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
a	O
dedicated	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
systemboard	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
Mini	O
PCI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-Band	O
management	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
USB	B-Protocol
driver	O
as	O
the	O
RSA-II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
management	O
module	O
of	O
the	O
IBM	B-General_Concept
BladeCenter	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BCMM	O
provides	O
an	O
external	O
10/100Mbit	O
Ethernet	O
connection	O
(	O
used	O
for	O
out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
)	O
and	O
shared	O
VGA	O
,	O
PS/2	O
Keyboard	O
and	O
PS/2	O
Mouse	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS/2	O
ports	O
are	O
internally	O
seen	O
to	O
the	O
blades	O
as	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
hardware	O
refresh	O
of	O
the	O
management	O
module	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-General_Concept
BladeCenter	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS/2	O
ports	O
for	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
possible	O
using	O
a	O
serial	O
port	O
(	O
shared	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Systems	O
Management	O
Adapter	O
(	O
ASMA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
BMC	B-Device
(	O
Baseboard	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
possible	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
RSA	O
or	O
RSA	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
many	O
legacy	O
IBM	O
Intel-based	O
servers	O
the	O
BMC	B-Device
is	O
standard	O
with	O
the	O
RSA	O
II	O
or	O
RSA	O
II	O
Slimline	O
as	O
an	O
Option	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	O
Integrated	O
Management	O
Module	O
(	O
IMM	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
System	O
Management	O
devices	O
for	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
based	O
servers	O
and	O
comprises	O
features	O
and	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
legacy	O
Baseboard	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
(	O
BMC	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Remote	B-Device
Supervisor	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
II	O
(	O
RSA	O
II	O
)	O
while	O
incorporating	O
the	O
Super	O
I/O	O
controller	O
and	O
Video	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IMM	O
interfaces	O
with	O
the	O
server	O
's	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
System	O
firmware	O
(	O
Unified	B-Architecture
Extensible	I-Architecture
Firmware	I-Architecture
Interface	I-Architecture
)	O
to	O
provide	O
system	O
management	O
monitoring	O
and	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
issues	O
known	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
RSA	O
II	O
and	O
BMC	B-Device
may	O
have	O
been	O
migrated	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
IMM	O
generations	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
IMM	O
's	O
own	O
unique	O
issues	O
)	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
issues	O
have	O
been	O
resolved	O
while	O
adding	O
some	O
of	O
greatly	O
improved	O
features	O
and	O
Administrator	O
/	O
User	O
experience	O
over	O
the	O
BMC	B-Device
and	O
RSA	O
II	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
