System Management
Table 2. RH Channel Alert Destinations
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0x00 | RESERVED |
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0x01 | RH_CHAN_SET_ALL_MC_FD (Sets CIC Fault Detection Lines) |
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0x02 | RH_CHAN_CLEAR_ALL_MC_FD (Clears CIC Fault Detection Lines) |
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The RH channel acts as a virtual channel that can respond to Alert Actions. This channel supports IPMI commands like Alert Immediate:
•In the Alert Policy Table: Create an entry with a unique policy number, channel specified as RH, destination specified as RH_CHAN_SET_ALL_MC_FD.
•In the Platform Event Filter Table: Create an entry with the Alert action selected, Alert Policy Number defined as above, and the data mask specified based on the sensor thresholds to be triggered.
4.2.3IPMI RH Channel Commands
The following RH commands are present in the ZT 5524 processor board BMC firmware. These are accessible only by sending the selected command/net function to the RH channel (0x05)
4.2.3.1RH Channel Enabled
This IPMI command returns whether the board has RH features enabled or not. Conditions for non- RH operation are: No IOX presence or the board is in a
IPMI Command: RH_CHAN_ENABLED (0x00)
Net Function: INTEL_RH_SPECIFIC_REQUEST (0x36)
ByteData Fields
Request | - | - |
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Response | 1 | Completion Code | |||
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| 2 | 1h | = | RSS | enabled |
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| 0h | = | RSS | disabled |
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4.2.3.2RH Channel Get RH BMC Address
This command gets the IPMB 1 address of the redundant host’s BMC. Standard IPMI completion codes are returned.
IPMI Command: RH_CHAN_GET_RH_BMC_ADDR (0x05)
Net Function: INTEL_RH_SPECIFIC_REQUEST (0x36)
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