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Kernel driver `i2c-ipmi.o' |
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Status: Alpha |
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Supported adapters: |
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* IPMI BMC |
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Author: Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com> |
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Module Parameters |
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Description |
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This is a "dummy" adapter which provides access to the |
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BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) via IPMI (Intelligent Platform |
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Management Interface). It is used by the bmcsensors module. |
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Together with the bmcsensors module, this provides high-level |
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access to sensors known by the BMC. For low-level access to |
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IPMB (I2C/SMBus) busses behind the BMC, use the i2c-ipmb module. |
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This module REQUIRES the IPMI kernel patch by Corey Minyard, |
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v13 or higher, available at http://openipmi.sourceforge.net . |
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Other IPMI drivers are not supported. |
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See http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/ for |
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IPMI standards information. |
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You must configure the following features in your kernel |
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(under Character Devices): |
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IPMI top-level message handler |
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IPMI KCS handler |
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The IPMI device interface and IPMI watchdog handler are not required. |
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If the KCS handler (ipmi_kcs_drv) is configured as a module, |
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you must modprobe it separately, it will not load automatically |
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when you modprobe i2c-ipmi or ipmi_msghandler (unless you set up |
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/etc/modules.conf to load ipmi_kcs_drv when ipmi_msghandler is loaded). |
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Issues |
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Only one BMC is supported - shouldn't be a problem. |
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Only one client is supported - to be fixed. |
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Libsensors was hacked to support this dummy driver; only |
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the ISA dummy driver was supported previously. |
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The library needs further enhancements for full |
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dummy driver support. |
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Alpha! |
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The lm_sensors project gratefully acknowledges the support of |
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Hewlett Packard (Ft. Collins) in the development of this driver. |
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