Ipmi firmware, 1 key features, Key features – Kontron CP6003-RC IPMI User Manual
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IPMI Firmware
CP6003-SA/RA/RC
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ID 1045-5656, Rev. 2.0
P R E L I M I N A R Y
4.
IPMI Firmware
4.1
Key Features
The following are key features of the CP6003-SA/RA/RC’s IPMI firmware:
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Compliant with IPMI specification 2.0
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Compliant with PICMG 2.9 specification
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Firmware designed and specially made for CompactPCI implementation and easy
integration with SAF-HPI
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KCS SMS interface with interrupt support
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Dual-port IPMB support
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Out-of-band management and monitoring using the IPMB interface permits access to
sensors regardless of the board's CPU state
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Sensor thresholds fully configurable
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Sensor names prefixed with identification of owner (BMC without slot number or SMC
with slot number)
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Complete IPMI watchdog functionality
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Complete SEL, SDR repository and FRU functionality on BMC
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Complete FRU functionality
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Master Write-Read I
2
C support for external I
2
C devices communications (FRU,
EEPROM, FAN)
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Two IPMI firmware banks allow an automatic backup
This allows manual and automatic firmware image roll-back (in case of an upgrade
failure).
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The downloading of a new firmware image does not break currently running firmware or
payload activities.
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Firmware bank management is done by the open tool “ipmitool” function “fwum” which
can update the firmware in the field.
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Firmware fully customizable via OEM IPMI commands to satisfy customer requirements
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Interoperable with other IPMI solutions
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OEM board supervision and control extensions such as boot flash selection and firmware
boot order configuration
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Automatic switching to an alternative uEFI image after having detected an inoperable
uEFI BIOS
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IPMI over LAN (IOL) support
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Serial over LAN (SOL) support
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Graceful shutdown support
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Handle switch and blue Hot Swap LED operation
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The I0 and I1 LEDs indicate operational status of the IPMI firmware.
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The board's write protection feature for non-volatile memories is supported. These
memories are:
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I
2
C EEPROM for FRU data and parameters
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SPI flash memory for firmware banks