Artesyn System Management Interface Based on HPI-B (Centellis CO 31kX-4100-2000-4410) (June 2014) - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 4
System Management Interface Based on HPI-B (Centellis CO31kX/4100/2000/4410) User’s Guide 39
Using HPI-B
4.1 Overview
This chapter provides information which is necessary when writing applications that are based
on the Artesyn HPI-B distribution. It lists limitations with respect to the HPI-B specification and
describes extensions which were added by Artesyn.
4.2 Limitations
This section describes those HPI-B features which the Artesyn HPI-B implementation does not
support.
4.2.1 Limitations with Respect to HPI-B Base Specification
The following limitations apply with respect to the compatibility with the SAI-HPI-B.01.02
specification. Note that these limitations apply to the current and also to all future Artesyn HPI-
B releases. There are no plans to implement these features in the future.
 Limited saHpiIdrAreaAdd() call
If the space is available, the function saHpiIdrAreaAdd() adds an OEM Inventory Area
including two pre-defined fields as multi-record with a maximum size of 255 Byte. The first
one is a read-only field containing the ManufacturerID (3 bytes). The second field (252
bytes) can be updated by the user. The Artesyn HPI-B implementation of
saHpiIdrAreaAdd() does not support the creation of other types of Inventory Areas.
 Limited saHpiIdrAreaAddById() call
If the space is available, the function saHpiIdrAreaAdd() adds an OEM Inventory Area with
a specified area Id including two pre-defined fields as multi-record with a maximum size of
255 Byte. The first one is a read-only field containing the ManufacturerID (3 bytes). The
second field (252 bytes) can be updated by the user. The Artesyn HPI-B implementation of
saHpiIdrAreaAddById() does not support addition of an area with id zero or the creation of
other types of Inventory Areas.
 Limited saHpiIdrAreaDelete() call
Artesyn HPI-B does not allow deleting Inventory Area with saHpiIdrAreaDelete(), except
OEM Multi Records not specified by the PICMG ATCA and AMC specifications.
 Limited saHpiHotSwapIndicatorStateSet() call
The API is not supported even though the Hotswap Indicator Flag is True for the resource.
 Limited SaHpiIdrFieldSet () call