|   | 1 | = ORBIT Chassis Manager (version 2) = | 
          
          
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            |   | 3 | [[TOC(Internal/CM2, Internal/CM2/HardwareDescription)]] | 
          
          
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            |   | 5 | == Introduction == | 
          
          
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            |   | 7 | The ORBIT Chassis Manager 2 (CM2) is a simple subsystem for automatic and manually driven node hardware management such as local or | 
          
          
            |   | 8 | remote system resets, power on/off operations and remote serial console access as well as monitoring the status of node (such as system temperatures, voltages, fans, power supplies, bus errors, system physical security, etc.).  | 
          
          
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            |   | 10 | CM2 builds on the success of it's [wiki:Internal/CM predecessor] and adds more capable micro controller, additional nodal wireless interface support, better portability, wide area wireless control channel support and location awareness.    |