The Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful, cost-efficient solution for high-end server management hardware packages. The SMDC provides remote system monitoring and control even when the operating system is absent or fails, and empowers server boards with advanced industry standard features. The SMDC is powered by an intelligent controller known as the Baseboard Management Control (BMC). The BMC is a standalone mini-CPU that runs on its own Real Time Operating System (RTOS) to complete a variety of tasks. Backed by Renesas reliable H8 technology, systems are consistently monitored and supported. The Tyan SMDC M3291/3295 provides many diverse methods to communicate with the hardware. There is flexibility to choose among Keyboard Controller Style (KCS), Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) and standard IPMI-Over-LAN communication as defined in latest IPMI 2.0 specification. The Tyan SMDC M3291/3295 is compatible with all IPMI-compliant software as well as with the Tyan System Operator™ (TSO) 2.0 software package. The SMDC hardware is OSindependentand TSO is fully compatible with all major Operating Systems.