Instruction Manual

IPMI User Guide 129
cPCI-3970
9 IPMI User Guide
9.1 Introduction
This chapter is written for those who already have a basic under-
standing of the newest implementation of the baseboard manage-
ment controller (BMC) of the Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI) specification rev. 2.0. It also describes the OEM
extension IPMI command usages which are not listed in the IPMI
specification.
9.2 Summary of Commands Supported by
BMR-AVR-cPCI
The table below lists all the commands supported by the
BMR-AVR-cPCI. For detailed information on supported com-
mands, please refer to the Intelligent Platform Management Inter-
face Specification downloadable from the Intel website
(http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm).
Command
IPMI
Spec
NetFn CMD Description
IPM Device "Global" Commands
Get Device ID 20.1 App 01h
This command is used to retrieve the
Intelligent Device’s Hardware Revision,
Firmware/Software Revision, and Sensor
and Event Interface Command
specification revision information.
Cold Reset 20.2 App 02h
This command directs the Responder to
perform a ‘Cold Reset’ of itself.
Warm Reset 17.3 App 03h
This command directs the Responder to
perform a ‘Warm Reset’ of itself.
Get Self Test
Results
17.4 App 04h
This command directs the device to
return its Self Test results, if any.
Get Device GUID 17.8 App 08h
This command returns a GUID (Globally
Unique ID), also referred to as a UUID
(Universally Unique IDentifier), for the
management controller.