A memory module management controller in a memory module includes a reset controller that monitors a reset signal received from a host memory controller in the host system that is communicatively coupled to the memory module. The memory module management controller includes sideband bus control circuitry. The memory module also includes memory integrated circuits (for example, Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)) and a Registering Clock Driver (RCD). The reset signal from the host memory controller can be time multiplexed, a short duration pulse to indicate reset of the sideband bus control circuitry and a long duration pulse to indicate reset of other components in the memory module, for example, memory integrated circuits and/or Registering Clock Driver (RCD).