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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 08/17] ipmi: Add documentation
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minyard |
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[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 08/17] ipmi: Add documentation |
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Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:02:24 -0600 |
From: Corey Minyard <address@hidden>
Add some basic documentation for the IPMI device.
Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <address@hidden>
---
qemu-options.hx | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 0eea4ee..985d2ab 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -381,6 +381,58 @@ 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 help} and
@code{-device @var{driver},help}.
+
+Some drivers are:
address@hidden -device ipmi-bmc-sim,address@hidden,address@hidden
+
+Add an IPMI BMC. This is a simulation of a hardware management
+interface processor that normally sits on a system. It provides
+a watchdog and the ability to reset and power control the system.
+You need to connect this to an IPMI interface to make it useful
+
+The IPMI slave address to use for the BMC. The default is 0x20.
+This address is the BMC's address on the I2C network of management
+controllers. If you don't know what this means, it is safe to ignore
+it.
+
address@hidden -device
ipmi-bmc-extern,address@hidden,address@hidden,address@hidden
+
+Add a connection to an external IPMI BMC simulator. Instead of
+locally emulating the BMC like the above item, instead connect
+to an external entity that provides the IPMI services.
+
+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 -device isa-ipmi-kcs,address@hidden,address@hidden,address@hidden
+
+Add a KCS IPMI interafce on the ISA bus. This also adds a
+corresponding ACPI and SMBIOS entries, if appropriate.
+
address@hidden @option
address@hidden address@hidden
+The BMC to connect to, one of ipmi-bmc-sim or ipmi-bmc-extern above.
address@hidden address@hidden
+Define the I/O address of the interface. The default is 0xca0 for KCS.
address@hidden address@hidden
+Define the interrupt to use. The default is 5. To disable interrupts,
+set this to 0.
address@hidden table
+
address@hidden -device isa-ipmi-bt,address@hidden,address@hidden,address@hidden
+
+Like the KCS interface, but defines a BT interface. The default port is
+0xe4 and the default interrupt is 5.
+
ETEXI
DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
--
1.8.3.1
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 00/17] Add an IPMI device to QEMU, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 10/17] ipmi: Add a firmware configuration repository, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 11/17] ipmi: Add firmware registration to the ISA interface, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 08/17] ipmi: Add documentation,
minyard <=
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 07/17] ipmi: Add tests, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 05/17] ipmi: Add an ISA KCS low-level interface, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 04/17] ipmi: Add an external connection simulation interface, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 02/17] Add a base IPMI interface, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 13/17] pc: Postpone SMBIOS table installation to post machine init, minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 09/17] ipmi: Add migration capability to the IPMI devices., minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 12/17] smbios: Move table build tools into an include file., minyard, 2015/11/12
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 14/17] ipmi: Add SMBIOS table entry, minyard, 2015/11/12