PCIe Add-In-Cards Out-of-Band Manageability in Data Centers - Standards and Implementation

Learn about PCIe Add-In-Cards management in data centers through this 18-minute technical presentation by Intel Architect Apparao Puli. Explore how Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) handle multiple hardware components using DMTF specifications and address the challenges of managing Add-In-Cards across various OEM servers. Dive into server platform design considerations, in-band management protocols like MCTP/PLDM/CXL, physical layer agnostic management approaches, and component security using SPDM & Platform Root-Of-Trust. Discover how Add-In-Cards can be modeled in DMTF Redfish for effective remote management, with specific focus on PCIe, CXL, and NIC implementations in modern data center environments.