Artesyn ATCA-9405 Installation and Use (May 2014) - Manual (Page 137)

Intelligent Peripheral Management Controller
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The boot configuration parameters are stored as sets of <parameter name> and <value>
pairs. Thus, they can be easily enhanced and there are no dependencies between different
versions of IPMC firmware and payload firmware. The IPMC provides a set of boot configuration
parameters and the payload firmware initializes those parameters.
Figure 8-4 IPMC Boot Parameter Storage Configuration Flow