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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 18/18] IPMI: Add documentation.
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minyard |
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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 18/18] IPMI: Add documentation. |
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:53:33 -0500 |
From: Corey Minyard <address@hidden>
Add some basic documentation for the IPMI device.
Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <address@hidden>
---
qemu-options.hx | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index c5f592c..598b3d3 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -558,6 +558,41 @@ Add device @var{driver}. @address@hidden sets driver
properties. Valid properties depend on the driver. To get help on
possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device ?} and
@code{-device @var{driver},?}.
+
+Some drivers are:
address@hidden -device
isa-ipmi[,interface=kcs|bt][,address@hidden,address@hidden,address@hidden,chardev=name]
+
+Add an IPMI device. This also adds a corresponding SMBIOS entry to the
+SMBIOS tables for x86. The following options are handled:
address@hidden @option
address@hidden interface=kcs|bt
+Define the interface type to use. Currently the IPMI-defined KCS and
+BT interfaces are handled. The default is KCS.
address@hidden address@hidden
+Define the I/O address of the interface. The default is 0xca0 for KCS
+and 0xe4 for BT.
address@hidden address@hidden
+Define the interrupt to use. The default is 5. To disable interrupts,
+set this to 0.
address@hidden address@hidden
+The IPMI slave address to use for the BMC. The default is 0x20.
address@hidden chardev=name
+If a chardev is not specified, the IPMI driver uses a built-in baseboard
+management controller (BMC) simulator. It provides a basic BMC with a
+watchdog timer and associated sensor.
+
+If a chardev is specified, A connection is made to an external BMC
+simulator. If you do this, it is strongly recommended that you use
+the "reconnect=" chardev option to reconnect to the simulator if the
+connection is lost. Note that if this is not used carefully, it can
+be a security issue, as the interface has the ability to send resets,
+NMIs, and power off the VM. It's best if QEMU makes a connection to
+an external simulator running on a secure port on localhost, so
+neither the simulator nor QEMU is exposed to any outside network.
+
+See the "lanserv/README.vm" file in the OpenIPMI library for more
+details on the external interface.
address@hidden table
ETEXI
DEFHEADING()
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1.7.4.1
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 07/18] qemu-char: remove free of chr from win_stdio_close, (continued)
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 05/18] qemu-char: Allow a chardev to reconnect if disconnected, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 11/18] Add a base IPMI interface, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 03/18] vl: Move init_timer_alarm() earlier, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 02/18] pc: move SMBIOS setup to after device init, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 14/18] IPMI: Add a BT low-level interface, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 18/18] IPMI: Add documentation.,
minyard <=
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 12/18] IPMI: Add a PC ISA type structure, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 17/18] IPMI: Add tests, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 08/18] qemu-char: Close fd at end of file, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 16/18] IPMI: Add an external connection simulation interface, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 13/18] IPMI: Add a KCS low-level interface, minyard, 2012/07/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 15/18] IPMI: Add a local BMC simulation, minyard, 2012/07/19
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Third shot at adding IPMI to qemu, Paolo Bonzini, 2012/07/20
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Third shot at adding IPMI to qemu, Corey Minyard, 2012/07/30