4 e-keying, 5 ipmc firmware code, E-keying – Intel NetStructure MPCBL0001 User Manual
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Technical Product Specification
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Intel NetStructure
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MPCBL0001 High Performance Single Board Computer
Contents
3.4
E-Keying
E-Keying has been defined in the PICMG 3.0 Specification to prevent board damage, prevent
misoperation, and verify fabric compatibility. The FRU data contains the board point-to-point
connectivity record as described in Section 3.7.2.3 of the PICMG 3.0 Specification.
Upon management power-on, the firmware sets the Fibre Channel ports to front panel by default.
When the board enters M3 power state, the shelf manager reads in the board point-to-point
connectivity record from FRU and determines whether the board can enable the Fibre Channel
ports to the back plane. Set/Get Port State IPMI commands defined by the PICMG 3.0
Specification are used for either granting or rejecting the E-keys.
If user Fibre Channel selection is to the front, the firmware maintains the Fibre Channel ports to the
front panel regardless of the shelf manager’s granting or rejecting of E-keys for the board.
, describes the:
•
Connections to base and fabric interfaces on the MPCBL0001 board for E-keying purposes.
•
Link descriptor list for the two Gigabit Ethernet channels connected to the base interface and
the two Fibre Channels on the fabric interface.
NOTE:
Fibre Channel E-keying is only applicable to MPCBL0001FXX products.
3.5
IPMC Firmware Code
IPMC firmware code is organized into boot code and operational code, both of which are stored in
a flash module. Upon an IPMC reset, the IPMC executes the boot code and performs the following:
1. Self test to verify the status of its hardware and memory.
2. Sets up the internal real-time operating system (RTOS).
3. Performs a checksum of the operational code.
Upon successful verification of the operational code checksum, the firmware will jump to the
operational code.
Table 12.
Link Descriptors for E-Keying
No
Link
Descriptor
Link
Grouping
ID
Link Type
Extension
Link Type
Link Designator
Link Desc
Value
Port 0 -
3 Flags
Interface
Channel
Number
[31:24]
[23:20]
[19:12]
{11:8}
{7:6}
[5:0}
1
Ethernet
Port 1
0
0000
00000001
0001
00
000001
0x00001101
2
Ethernet
Port 2
0
0000
00000001
0001
00
000010
0x00001102
3
FC Port 1
0
0010
00000010
1000
01
000001
0x00202C41
4
FC Port 2
0
0010
00000010
1000
01
000010
0x00202C42