II2	IPMI v2.0

This course covers Intelligent Platform Management Interface version 2

Objectifs Explaining the functional units used in an IPMI system (BMC, SDR, SEL, PEF, etc.). Understanding the bus protocols on which IPMI messages are transferred : I2C, IPMB, SMbus. Clarifying the chassis management based on ICMB protocol. Sending alerts through LAN or serial/modem interfaces. Explaining the parameterizing of message channels. Studying the IPMI commands through sequences. Detailing how system software and BMC embedded software interact. This course has been delivered several times to companies developing complex processing systems. A more detailed course description is available on request at info@ac6-training.com

Prerequisites
	Experience of a 32-bit processor, such as Freescale ColdFire or AMCC 4XX microcontrollers.
	Knowledge of Ethernet is recommended, see our course reference N1 .

Plan

INTRODUCTION TO IPMI Objectives BMC, required functions Serial port and LAN interfaces System Management Software, system interfaces Messaging System Event Log Field Replacement Unit Platform Event Filtering Interaction between host software and IPMI X86 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT MODE Platform specific software Automatic save / restore mechanism when SMI# is asserted Entering low power modes IPMI I2C-BASED PROTOCOLS I2C protocol basics, transfer sequence, START / STOP session delimiters Electrical interface Addressing, 7- and 10-bit modes, broadcast Clock stretching Multi-master operation Accessing a serial EEPROM Intelligent Platform Management Bus [IPMB] Interconnection topology Request / response protocol Interleaving requests and responses Missing response handling Network functions and commands Completion codes Hardware interface, connectors System Management Bus [SMBus] Physical layer Device identification Commands Bus protocols Address resolution protocol, related commands INTELLIGENT CHASSIS MANAGEMENT BUS Introduction, possible topologies, addressing Physical layer Link layer, framing, packet format Bridged ICMB-to-IPMB request message ICMB-to-IPMB response message Event message Arbitration and collision Dynamic address assignment Population discovery Bridge command summary, chassis commands IPMI MESSAGING Message interface description Channel number, protocol type, medium type and access mode GetChannelInfo command BMC channels Event Message Buffer User and password support Session activation and IPMI challenge response IPMI messaging support commands

SYSTEM INTERFACE Keyboard Controller Style [KCS] interface Server Management Interface Chip [SMIC] Block Transfer [BT] interface SMBus System Interface [SSIF] LAN INTERFACE Introduction to RMCP VLAN support LAN configuration Sessions IPMI messages related to LAN interface Serial over LAN SERIAL / MODEM INTERFACE Serial / modem capabilities Serial port sharing Connection mode auto-detect Basic mode PPP/UDP mode Serial / modem callback Terminal mode IPMI messages related to serial / modem interface EVENT MESSAGES Critical events and system event log restrictions Event receiver handling of event messages Platform Event Filtering [PEF] Event Filter Table Alert Policy table Event filter, policy, destination and string relationships Event commands, PEF and alerting commands IPMI DEVICE GLOBAL COMMANDS GetDeviceID ColdReset WarmReset GetSelfTestResults ManufacturingTestOn GetDeviceGUID SDR REPOSITORY Discovering management controllers and device SDRs Reading the SDR repository Sensor types and data conversion Sensor initialisation agent Related commands FRU INVENTORY FRU format GetFRUInventoryAreaInfo command ReadFRUData command WriteFRUData command ACTEL FUSION SUPPORTING IPMI APPLICATIONS Analog functions Embedded flash memory block DirectCore IP in IPMI IPMI software

 

Durée	Prix	Calendrier
3 jours	1650 €