SE7210TP1-E Datasheet, PDF (98/145 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel® Server Board Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS
Platform Management Architecture
5.1.10
Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller includes built-in
Sensor Data Records that provide platform management capabilities (sensor types, locations,
event generation and access information). SDR Repositories are kept in the non-volatile storage
area (flash) of the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller. The
SDR Repository is accessible via all communication transports. This way, out-of-band interfaces
can access the SDR Repository information if the system is down.
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports 2176 bytes
of storage for SDR records. The SDR defines the type of sensor, thresholds, hysteresis values
and event configuration. The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management
controller supports up to six threshold values for threshold-based full sensor records, and up to 15
events for non threshold-based full and compact sensor records. It also supports both low-going and
high-going sensor devices.
5.1.10.1
Initialization Agent
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements the
internal sensor initialization agent functionality specified in the Intelligent Platform Management
Interface Specification, Version 1.5. When the National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated
management controller initializes, or when the system boots, the initialization agent scans the
SDR repository and configures the sensors referenced by the SDRs. This includes setting
sensor thresholds, enabling/disabling sensor event message scanning, and enabling/disabling
sensor event messages.
5.1.11
Event Message Reception
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller supports externally
(e.g., BIOS) generated events via the Platform Event Message command. Events received via
this command will be logged to the SEL and processed by PEF.
5.1.12
Event Filtering and Alerting
The National Semiconductor PC87431 integrated management controller implements the following
IPMI 1.5 alerting features:
• PEF
• Alert over LAN
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