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Figure 7-3, Ipmc boot parameter storage configuration flow, Intelligent peripheral management controller – Artesyn ATCA-8330 Installation and Use (April 2015) User Manual

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Intelligent Peripheral Management Controller

ATCA-8330 Installation and Use (6806800S82B)

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The boot configuration parameters are stored as sets of and
pairs. Thus they can be easily enhanced and there are no dependencies between different
versions of IPMC firmware and payload firmware. The IPMC provides a set of boot configuration
parameters and the payload firmware just initializes those it knows about.

Figure 7-3

IPMC Boot Parameter Storage Configuration Flow

Renesas

H8S
2166

(IPMC)

PCH

CPU

ShMM

Boot Configuration

Parameter Storage

Set/Get System Boot

Options

Set/Get System Boot

Options

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u

f
f

e

r

b
u

f
f

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IPMB-0

Local bus

KCS

I2C