Kontron IPMI Firmware - Manual (Page 20)

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IPMI Fimware
SOL supports and requires serial hardware handshake. This should be activated for the serial port. Oth-
erwise the transmitted data might get lost. In any case the same serial parameters for the payload side
serial interface and the IPMI controller's serial interface must be used.
The parameters for the IPMI controller's serial interface can be set by using the following command:
This command shows all options that can be set.
Further options are listed after issuing the following command:
8 OS Support / Tools
8.1 ipmitool
A very useful all-in-one Linux tool is “ipmitool” (http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net ). It provides a user-
friendly interface to many IPMI features and extensions, for example, to get sensor readings, change
sensor thresholds or to access other IPMI controllers via IPMB.
9 Terminology and Acronym Definitions
The following table provides descriptions for terms and acronyms used in this guide. The descriptions
are derived primarily from the IPMI specifications.
ipmitool sol set
ipmitool sol help
Table 2: Terminology and Acronym Definitions
TERM or ACRONYM DESCRIPTION
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
BSP Board Support Package
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
FWH Firmware Hub memory location where a complete uEFI BIOS code is stored
I 2 C
Inter-Integrated Circuit
IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMB-0 Intelligent Platform Management Bus which connects all SMCs with the BMC or the shelf man-
ager
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
IOL IPMI over LAN
KCS Keyboard Controller Style Interface
(Interface on the host system payload to communicate with the IPMI controller)
MP Management Power (power supply for the IPMI controller)
PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturer Group
PWR Payload Power (power supply for the board)