Xeons have been around for years, right? IPMI support dates from the same time or there are pre-IPMI Xeon boards? "Cress, Andrew R" wrote: > > Mark, > > I can't speak for boards designed by OEMs or others with Intel Xeon > processors, but all Intel-designed Xeon boards will have the sensors exposed > via the BMC (IPMI), so this should cover a lot of ground. > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Studebaker [mailto:mds at paradyne.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:43 AM > To: Cress Andrew R > Cc: 'sensors at stimpy.netroedge.com' > Subject: Re: Support for Intel BMC chipsets via IPMI > > Thanks for the mail. > I'm working with Corey and with HP on a sensors-IPMI interface. > It uses Corey's in-kernel API. > It's in CVS and I'll be checking in more soon. > I'll look at yours and see what I can use. > > On the Xeons, on many boards the xeon sensor is on an i2c bus > accessible directly by the processor (not behind BMC). > That's what we support (kindof) now. > > mds > > "Cress, Andrew R" wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > I like the way your project ties together lots of types of sensors. > > I have a project that uses IPMI to do various things, including get > > sensor data and decode the readings. It is compatible with either > > the /dev/ipmikcs (valinux) or /dev/imb (Intel) interfaces, and has > > been validated with Corey's IPMI driver. > > This code works with Intel BMC chipsets. > > See http://panicsel.sourceforge.net (sensors.c) > > > > I'm currently working on conforming the interface of these utilities > > to the saforum.org's Hardware Platform Interface. So, I'd be interested > > in what interface you have now, and if you are planning to move to SA HPI > or > > not. > > > > You had "Intel Xeon" chips listed as not yet supported, but these would be > > supported by the IPMI interface to Intel BMC chipsets which control the > > sensors for Xeon processor systems. Perhaps my code will help fill that > > gap, > > if I understand what you meant correctly? > > > > Andy > > > > Andy Cress 803-461-6106 fax:803-461-6292 > > Senior Software Engineer andrew.r.cress at intel.com > > Intel Corporation, Columbia Design Center, CBA2 > > 250 Berryhill Rd., Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210-6470 > > BTW, I speak for myself, not for Intel Corp. > > "Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the > > interests of others." Phil 2:4
