Intel ZT 7102 manual 20.0 RPC, Setting Up the RPC Interface, Using the RPC Interface, 103

Intel® NetStructureTMZT 7102 Chassis Management Module

RPC

20.0RPC

In addition to the command-line interface, the CMM may be administered by custom remote applications through an RPC.

RPC calls are useful for managing the CMM from:

•A remote machine through the management network

•Another blade in the same chassis as the CMM, through the chassis backplane network

•An application running on the CMM itself

The RPC interface supports the same functionality as the command-line interface.

Note: System Event Log (SEL) information is currently not available through the RPC interface.

20.1Setting Up the RPC Interface

Before you can use RPC calls in a custom application, you must download the following RPC source code files from the Intel developer web site located at:

http://developer.intel.com/design/network/products/cbp/zt7102.htm

•rcliapi.h

•rcliapi_xdr.c

•rcliapi_clnt.c

•cli_client.c

•cli_client.h

The first three files should be compiled and linked into the application under development. These files implement the RPC calling subsystem for use in an application.

The file cli_client.c contains a small sample program for calling the CMM through RPC. These files currently support Linux and VxWorks*. Future revisions may support Microsoft* Windows*.

The last file, cli_client.h, contains declarations and function prototypes necessary for interfacing with the RPC calling subsystem. Include the file in a ‘#include’ statement in all application files that make RPC calls.

20.2Using the RPC Interface

The RPC interface may be used to manage the CMM whether the calling application is on a remote network, on a blade in the same chassis as the CMM, or even running on the CMM itself.

The following two functions are defined by the RPC subsystem for calling the CMM through RPC:

•GetAuthCapability()

•ChassisManagementApi()

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