libfreeipmi(3)

1LIBFREEIPMI(3)                    LIBFREEIPMI                   LIBFREEIPMI(3)
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NAME

6       libfreeipmi - FreeIPMI library
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Introduction

9       Libfreeipmi  is the primary library that most of the FreeIPMI tools are
10       based upon. The following describe the sub-sections of the library.
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12       api    The highest level API provided by libfreeipmi. It abstracts away
13              the  details of inband and outofband protocols from the user. It
14              also provides useful error codes for the user to  easily  inter‐
15              pret  IPMI  problems.  'api'  is used by most FreeIPMI tools and
16              libraries, such as bmc-info(8), ipmi-sensors(8), and libipmimon‐
17              itoring(3).
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19       cmds   Provides  fiid templates and 'fill' functions for IPMI commands.
20              Also provides macros definining common parameters for IPMI  com‐
21              mands.  The  cmds are used by most other portions of libfreeipmi
22              including the 'api' sub-section and tools such  as  ipmipower(8)
23              and ipmiconsole(8).
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25       debug  Provides  various packet/record dumping utility functions.  Uti‐
26              lized by the 'api' subsection and by tools such as  ipmipower(8)
27              and ipmiconsole(8).
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29       driver Provides  APIs  for  in-band  IPMI communication. Currently sup‐
30              ported drivers are KCS, SSIF, and OpenIPMI. The 'driver'  subsc‐
31              tion is used by tools such as bmc-watchdog(8) and the 'api' sub-
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34       fiid   The "FreeIPMI Interface Definition" provides an API used for the
35              construction/deconstruction  of  packets in libfreeipmi. The API
36              works around fiid-templates, which are then used to create fiid-
37              objects.  Fiid-templates  are used to describe packets through a
38              string-name to  bit-field  mapping.  The  API  allows  users  to
39              read/write  fields  in  an  object using the string to bit-field
40              mapping. Marshalling, packing, endian, and various other network
41              issues are handled within 'fiid'. Fiid objects are used through‐
42              out libfreeipmi, including the 'api'  sub-section,  'cmds'  sub-
43              sections, and various tools.
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45       fru-parse
46              Provides  an  API  for  parsing  Field  Replaceable  Unit  (FRU)
47              records.  Utilized by tools such as ipmi-fru(8).
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50              Provides 'assemble' and  'disassemble'  functions  for  building
51              packets  for  individual  in-band or out-of-band protocols. Also
52              provides all necessary fiid  templates,  'fill'  functions,  and
53              other  utility  functions  necessary  to  communicate on an IPMI
54              interface. Utilized by the 'api' sub-section and tools  such  as
55              ipmipower(8) and ipmiconsole(8).
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57       interpret
58              Provides  an  API for interpreting sensor events by mapping them
59              into Nominal, Warning, or Critical states. Utilized by  FreeIPMI
60              tools  and libraries such as ipmi-sensors(8) and libipmimonitor‐
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63       locate Provides an API to probe several standards to find default  val‐
64              ues  for  in-band IPMI communication. Utilized by the 'api' sub-
65              section and the ipmi-locate(8) tool.
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67       record-format
68              Provides macros, fiid-templates, and information on records used
69              in  IPMI.  Utilized by the 'sdr-cache' subsection and tools like
70              ipmi-sensors(8).
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72       sdr-cache
73              Provides an API for creating, caching, reading,  and  parsing  a
74              sensor  data  repository  (SDR). Utilized by tools such as ipmi-
75              fru(8) and ipmi-sensors(8).
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77       sdr-parse
78              Provides an API for parsing SDR records. Utilized by tools  such
79              as ipmi-fru(8) and ipmi-sensors(8)
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81       sel-parse
82              Provides  an  API for reading and parsing System Event Log (SEL)
83              entries.  Utilized by tools such as ipmi-sel(8).
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85       sensor-read
86              Provides an API for reading a sensor. Utilized by tools such  as
87              ipmi-sensors(8).
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89       spec   Provides  macros  and  arrays  for various other definitions and
90              tables in IPMI. Utilized by tools such as ipmi-sensors(8).
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92       util   Provides various utility functions for the calculation of  keys,
93              sensor readings, etc. Utilized by most of the rest of FreeIPMI.
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FILES

97       /usr/include/freeipmi.h
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COPYRIGHT

103       Copyright © 2003-2012 FreeIPMI Core Team.
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105       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
106       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published  by  the
107       Free  Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
108       option) any later version.
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