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Intel Intel NetStructure MPCHC5525 System Master Processor Board IPMI Reference Driver, MPCHC5525 Using This Guide 1

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Intel® NetStructure™ MPCHC5525 System Master Processor Board IPMI Reference Driver User’s Guide 7

Using This Guid e

Using This Guide 1

The Intel® NetStructure™ MPCHC5525 System Master Processor Board IPMI Reference Driver

User’s Guide is intended for users qualified in electr onics or electrical engineering. Users should

have a working understanding of PCI, CompactPCI*, teleco mmunications, and the IPMI

Specification V1.0 Rev. 1.1.

1.1 Terms and Definitions

Table 1. Terms and Definitions

Abbreviation Description

BIB Board Information Block

BMC Base Board Manage ment Controller

CMD Command Code

CPU Central Processing Unit

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Code

ECC Error Correction Code

FRU Field Replaceable Unit

GPIO General Purpose I/O

I2C Intellige nt I/O Controller

IBMU Intelligent Board M anagement Unit

ICMB Intelligent Chas sis Management B us

IPMB Intelligent Peripheral M anagement Bus

IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interfac e

IRQ Interrupt Request

KCS Keyboard Controller Style

LSB Least Significant Byte

MSB Most Signific ant Byte

NetFn Network Function Code

NMI Nonmaskable Inte rrupt

OEM Ori ginal Equipment Manufacturer

PMC Peripheral Management Controller

POST Power-on Self Test

PSU Power Supply Unit

RAM Random Access Memory

RTB Rear Transition Board

Contents

Main Page Contents Figures Tables Page Page Intel NetStructure MPCHC5525 System Master Processor Board IPMI Reference Driver Users Guide 7 Using This Guid e Using This Guide 1 1.1 Terms and Definitions Table 1. Terms and Definitions 8Intel Using This Guide 1.2 Other Sources of Information Table 2. Reference Documents Table 1. Terms and Definitions IBMU Functionality 2 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 Purpose of IPMI 2.1.3 Where Is IPMI-Relevant Information Stored? 2.1.4 Basic Communication Principles 2.1.5 Requirements Page 2.1.6 Available D rivers 2.2 How Does Communication Work? 2.2.1 Communication Within a Chassis 2.2.1.1 Devices with IPMI Controller 2.2.1.2 Nonintelligent Devices 2.2.1.3 On-Board Temperature Sensor 2.2.2 Communication between Chassis Page Page Preparing Software for IPMI Usage 3 3.1 Action Plan 3.2 Notes on Writing Your Own IPMI Driver 3.3 Sensor Data Records 3.3.1 Obtaining SDR Settings 3.4 Notes on Writing System Managem ent Software With your management sof tw a re and For c e -sp e cif ic O E M IP MI co mm ands, you: 3.4.2 Checking CP U Boar d Si gn als 3.4.2.4 POST Code 3.4.3 Monitoring the IBMU 3.4.3.1 Self Test 3.4.3.2 IPMI Controller Watchdog Supported IPMI Commands and BMC/PM Addresses 4 4.1 Standard IPMI Commands 4.2 Global IPM I Co m mands 4.2.1 System Interface Commands 4.2.3 SEL Commands 4.2.4 SDR Commands 4.2.5 FRU Inventory Device Commands Intel NetStructure MPCHC5525 System Master Processor Board IPMI Reference Driver Users Guide 25 4.2.6 Sensor Device Commands All commands can be used in every operation mode. 4.2.7 ICMB Bridge Commands Table 7. Implemented Optional Sensor Device Commands Table 8. Implemented Optional ICMB Bridge Commands (Sheet 1 of 2) 4.3 Force-Specific Commands 4.3.1 BMC/PMChangeRole 4.3.1.2 Response Data 4.3.1.1 Request Data 4.3.2 FlashFileSystemClear 4.3.2.1 Request Data 4.3.2.2 Response Data 4.3.3 GetGeographicalAddress 4.3.3.1 Request Data 4.3.3.2 Response Data 4.4 BMC and PM Addresses Intel NetStructure MPCHC5525 System Master Processor Board IPMI Reference Driver Users Guide 29 Page Customer Support 5