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The MegaRAC from American Megatrends is a successful product line of Service Processors providing complete out-of-band, or Lights-out remote management of computer systems. MegaRAC Service Processors come in various formats - PCI cards, embedded modules, software-only. All these have one thing in common: they enable accessing a computer irrespective of system status or where the administrator is, being it 20 feet or a thousand mile distance. Service Processors are utilized to provide complete Out-of-Band access to computer systems independently of the Operating System status or location to troubleshoot computers and assure continuity of service.

History

The MegaRAC remote management controller was introduced in 1998 for Dell, that later developed the DRAC. The second generation card, MegaRACG2, provided efficient console and KVM redirection, firewall and battery backup, but was rather expensive. Successive MegaRAC generations, the G3 and G4, provide incremental performance at a better price point. The server industry is lately migrating on solutions based on IPMI technology. AMI launched the MegaRAC PM Firmware Solution in 2002. The code is completely AMIBIOS independent.

MegaRAC SP Firmware

With the development of powerful chip-based integrated baseboard management controllers, the focus of AMI shifted to providing firmware-based service processor solutions. Called MegaRAC SP, the firmware implements IPMI 2.0 complete KVM console redirection, and remote media for System-on-Chip. An SoC subsystem powered MegaRAC SP has a definite cost advantage over bulky card-based alternatives.

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 ==History==
-The MegaRAC remote management controller, completely designed by AMI, was introduced in 1998 for Dell, that later developed the DRAC. The second generation card, MegaRACG2, provided efficient console and KVM redirection, firewall and battery backup, but was rather expensive. Successive MegaRAC generations, the G3 and G4, provide incremental performance at a better price point.
+The MegaRAC remote management controller was introduced in 1998 for Dell, that later developed the DRAC. The second generation card, MegaRACG2, provided efficient console and KVM redirection, firewall and battery backup, but was rather expensive. Successive MegaRAC generations, the G3 and G4, provide incremental performance at a better price point.
 The server industry is lately migrating on solutions based on IPMI technology. AMI launched the MegaRAC PM Firmware Solution in 2002. The code is completely AMIBIOS independent.
 ==MegaRAC SP Firmware==
-With the development of powerful chip-based integrated baseboard management controllers, the focus of AMI shifted to providing firmware-based service processor solutions. Called MegaRAC SP, the firmware implements complete KVM redirection, console redirection and remote media for System-on-Chip. An SoC subsystem powered MegaRAC SP has a definite cost advantage over bulky card-based alternatives.
+With the development of powerful chip-based integrated baseboard management controllers, the focus of AMI shifted to providing firmware-based service processor solutions. Called MegaRAC SP, the firmware implements IPMI 2.0 complete KVM console redirection, and remote media for System-on-Chip. An SoC subsystem powered MegaRAC SP has a definite cost advantage over bulky card-based alternatives.