Category: Software Debug and Trace

Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) form the brains of any high-end Intel-based server platform: they perform system management functions ranging from fan speed control to remote user authentication. A new wave of these service processors is coming to market to support new capabilities needed on the next generation of Intel silicon. What are these unique features, and how will they be debugged?
In my last blog, I reviewed the difference between Run-Control and Trace, as two powerful debugging technologies. How are they used together to dramatically improve the chances of catching an intermittent bug?
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