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patches. Another advantage of this software is
its modularity. While the Server Management
tool (SX) is used to control servers and em-
bedded systems, MegaRAC XMS can be ex-
tended to include plug-ins for virtual machine
management (VX), power management (PX),
client management (CX), and in-band man-
agement (HX). Thus, the tools not only open
up a single pane of glass on all remote embed-
ded systems, but allow companies to administer
different sorts of devices – kiosks, digital signs,
but also servers and workstations – with one
and the same technology. This allows more ef-
ficient workflows and opens up potential for
saving license costs. Partnering with AMI, the
aim of Fujitsu is able to offer their customers
an additional support and benefit for working
with their mainboards. At Embedded World
2013, AMI presented, among other solutions,
an example of an industrial PC based on
Fujitsu D3003-S mini-ITX mainboard series
monitored through the SX server management
plug-in of MegaRAC XMS via DASH.
Fujitsu chooses an AMD Embedded G-Series
chipset for these mini-ITX boards largely due
to their DASH capability while the Atom plat-
form offered by Intel for the same price seg-
ment does not support out-of-band manage-
ment. By choosing AMD Embedded G-Series,
Fujitsu managed to combine a good cost-per-
formance ratio with the required out-of-band
manageability. Another reason for the D3003-
S series being the first to be streamlined for
use within the MegaRAC XMS architecture is
that they are also available as a complete kit
solution consisting of a mainboard, Mini-ITX
housing, and a wide range of accessories. The
fact that the kit solution now also encompasses
system management software further extends
the service philosophy.
Additionally, MegaRAC XMS is available for a
variety of other mainboards. Based on various
Intel chipsets, the D3076-S (iQ67), D3161-B
(iQ77), D3128-B (iC602), and D322x-B (iQ87)
boards are capable of both DASH and
iAMT/vPro, as are the D323x-S industrial
mainboards Fujitsu is currently developing.
In all of these cases, users profit from the long
experience of the company with both protocols
as they have been supporting iAMT/vPro in
their business PCs for nine generations now.
This detailed experience makes a difference,
because the fact that a manufacturer offers
mainboards with iAMT/vPro does not neces-
sarily guarantee they will work immediately.
Users of embedded mainboards also profit
from the design-in experience gained through
this process. Likewise, AMI MegaRAC XMS is
a software suited to both desktop and industrial
applications.
While the MegaRAC XMS now offers a con-
venient tool for out-of-band management, Fu-
jitsu are planning to offer their own managea-
bility software DeskView for administering
systems during operation of the OS. In addition
to this, the company has developed a wide
range of system management features of their
own that already come with their mainboards.
To take an example, several special features
guarantee the safe operation of the D3003-S1,
D3003-S2, and D3003-S3 mini-ITX boards.
Figure 2. D3003-S mini-ITX mainboard series, monitored through the SX server management
plug-in of MegaRAC XMS via DASH, was used in the industrial PC which AMI presented at
Embedded World 2013.
