Alert Standard Format (ASF) Specification

Alert Standard Format (ASF) Specification v2.0 DMTF Document DSP0136
DSP0136 23 April 2003 Page 37 of 94
Data
Byte(s)
Field Description
12-15
System
Firmware
Capabilities
Supported
Defines the standard set of firmware capabilities supported by the
managed client. See System Firmware Capabilities Bit Mask
for detailed
information.
16 Reserved Reserved for future definition by this specification; set to 00h
Special Commands Bit Mask
The following table describes the special commands bit mask.
Response
Data Byte
Bit Mask
Byte
Bit(s) Meaning
9 1 7:0
Reserved to identify support for ASF-RMCP Special Commands
defined by a future version of this specification, set to 00h.
10 2 7:5
Reserved to identify support for ASF-RMCP Special Commands
defined by a future version of this specification, set to 000b.
4 Supports Force CD/DVD Boot command, if set to 1b.
4
3 Supports Force Diagnostic Boot command, if set to 1b.
4
2
Supports Force Hard-drive Safe-mode Boot command, if set to
1b.
4
1 Supports Force Hard-drive Boot command, if set to 1b.
4
0 Supports Force PXE Boot command, if set to 1b.
System Capabilities Bit Mask
The following table describes the system capabilities bit mask.
Note: If a bit in the range 3:0 is set to 1b, the corresponding bit in the range 7:4 must be set to
0b.
Response Data
Byte
Bit Mask
Byte
Bit Meaning
11 1 7 Supports Reset on either the compatibility or secure port, if 1b
6
Supports Power-Up on either the compatibility or secure port, if
1b
5
Supports Power-Down on either the compatibility or secure port,
if 1b
4
Supports Power Cycle Reset on either the compatibility or secure
port, if 1b
3 Supports Reset only on the secure port, if 1b.
2 Supports Power-Up only on the secure port, if 1b.
1 Supports Power-Down only on the secure port, if 1b.
0 Supports Power Cycle Reset only on the secure port, if 1b.
4
Many of these choices are outside the realm of the managed client’s firmware and require
support from either the OS or boot-manager to accomplish.