User guide

IPMI Firmware CP6003-SA/RA/RC
Page 14 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:
• Compliant with IPMI specification 2.0
• Compliant with PICMG 2.9 specification
• Firmware designed and specially made for CompactPCI implementation and easy
integration with SAF-HPI
• KCS SMS interface with interrupt support
• Dual-port IPMB support
• Out-of-band management and monitoring using the IPMB interface permits access to
sensors regardless of the board's CPU state
• Sensor thresholds fully configurable
• Sensor names prefixed with identification of owner (BMC without slot number or SMC
with slot number)
• Complete IPMI watchdog functionality
• Complete SEL, SDR repository and FRU functionality on BMC
• Complete FRU functionality
• Master Write-Read I
2
C support for external I
2
C devices communications (FRU,
EEPROM, FAN)
• Two IPMI firmware banks allow an automatic backup
This allows manual and automatic firmware image roll-back (in case of an upgrade
failure).
• The downloading of a new firmware image does not break currently running firmware or
payload activities.
• Firmware bank management is done by the open tool “ipmitool” function “fwum” which
can update the firmware in the field.
• Firmware fully customizable via OEM IPMI commands to satisfy customer requirements
• Interoperable with other IPMI solutions
• OEM board supervision and control extensions such as boot flash selection and firmware
boot order configuration
• Automatic switching to an alternative uEFI image after having detected an inoperable
uEFI BIOS
• IPMI over LAN (IOL) support
• Serial over LAN (SOL) support
• Graceful shutdown support
• Handle switch and blue Hot Swap LED operation
• The I0 and I1 LEDs indicate operational status of the IPMI firmware.
• The board's write protection feature for non-volatile memories is supported. These
memories are:
•I
2
C EEPROM for FRU data and parameters
• SPI flash memory for firmware banks