MergePoint® Embedded Infrastructure Management &

Management Software (EMS)

Monitoring for
Business-Critical ContinuityTM

Advanced Development Package

Benefits Design. Customize. Build.

The MergePoint EMS advanced development package (ADP) is a software development kit
Platform-Specific (SDK) that decreases time to market for the OEMs and ODMs by facilitating the server platform
Customization: customization and addition of OEM-specific features to MergePoint EMS. ADP allows OEMs and
• Pin and bus assignments ODMs to architect and implement differentiating manageability features, while minimizing the
• Voltage A/D inputs engineering development time needed to enable standard manageability functions.

• Thermal inputs ADP is delivered in the form of a customized release targeted at, and optimized for, an
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) platform, but the programming interface and
• Fan monitoring and control
most features are common across platforms. This enables engineers to easily move from one
signals platform to another, leveraging the expertise acquired and increasing engineering efficiencies.
• Discrete sensor inputs (chassis MergePoint EMS ADP for a given platform is a complete SDK and includes firmware libraries,
intrusion,processor thermal complete build environment, development utilities and documentation.
trip, power supply status and Differentiate with your proprietary features.
error signals) The Avocent ADP is a software development kit that enables the addition of proprietary
• Fault LED outputs features such as OEM-specific commands, communication channels and sensors to the Avocent
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 firmware package.
• I2C bus usage
• Reset and power control Easy platform-specific customization.
The Avocent ADP includes various tools and design guides to facilitate platform-specific
signals
customization. The System Integration Guide specifies the required system hardware and BIOS
• Sensor and device types, hooks necessary to support each manageability feature. A comprehensive pin connection
addresses and field guide, bus assignment guide, supported parts list and other information relevant to platform
replaceable unit (FRU) integration are also included. Configuration tables capture platform-specific configuration
mappings information.

• Sensor handling Extensible architecture.

• Sensor scanning Going beyond platform-specific customization, the Avocent ADP enables the implementation
of proprietary features and allows these features to be integrated with the standard Avocent
• Thermal monitoring and IPMI 2.0 firmware package. The Avocent ADP allows custom functions to be plugged in at
control schemes various levels. Proprietary communication channels and OEM-specific commands can be
• Event-based LED indicators created. Custom sensor drivers can be added along with unique sensor call-back actions.
Proprietary tasks and interrupt handlers can also be created.
• Handling of abnormal sensor
readings Clear design guidelines.
Taking full advantage of the Avocent IPMI 2.0 firmware’s extensible architecture requires an
• Generate sensor data records
understanding of the firmware framework. The Avocent ADP includes documentationthat
(SDR) and FRU entries using
provides the familiarization of the Avocent IPMI 2.0 firmware architecture necessary to enable
provided utilities
the design of new functions. The Avocent ADP also includes the build environment and tools to
Add Proprietary Features: develop, compile and link new functions into the Avocent firmware.
• Communication channels
Take advantage of intelligent management designs.
• IPMI commands The Avocent OEM solutions can help reduce your overall engineering and build/bill of material
• Sensors and sensor handling (BOM) costs while accelerating time-to-revenue with innovative products and services. You can
actions start with extensible firmware and software then grow by adding appliances and management
consoles that are fully integrated. By incorporating the Avocent three-tiered intelligent
• Tasks and interrupt handler management design into your business, you are able to differentiate in order to increase
revenues, while future-proofing your customers’ environments.
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MergePoint® Embedded Management Software (EMS) Monitoring for
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Specifications
Tablemaker5 features
Provided with the Avocent ADP is a comprehensive,
GUI-based utility called Tablemaker5. This utility
is an integrated tool set for configuration and Develop Build a new binary
Design system proprietary Edit image composed of
customization of the Avocent IPMI 2.0 firmware.
HW and BIOS per commands, configuration your proprietary
Tablemaker5 provides the ability to: System sensors, tables to match the features and the
• Set up pin and peripheral definitions Integration channels and characteristics of standard Avocent
• Set up address offsets for private storage, IPMI Guide. tasks. your platform. FW libraries.
device IDs, SDR, FRU and SEL
• Define I/O records for peripheral configuration of
IPMI functionality
• Bind logical identifiers with physical devices
• Expand firmware functionality with OEM-specific
functions
• Convert physical device to logical identifier Configure and Generate and Flash the FW image
mapping for all utility outputs into binary files for validate using download the SDR into the BMC using
the build process Avocent- and FRU using the Avocent-
provided Avocent-provided provided FW
• Modify IPMI device ID data to brand FW with utilities. utilities. update utility.
OEM-specific manufacturing and product
information
ADP contents TABLEMAKER5 –I/O TABLE EXAMPLE
Avocent IPMI Firmware Libraries
Build Environment.
• Develop, compile and link proprietary features
Development Utilities
• Firmware update
• SDR generator 1.
• SDR and FRU loader
• BMC configuration 4.
• Test utilities
• Verification features
Documentation
• Tablemaker5 Guide: describes basic operations
including generation of BMC I/O Table (including
I/O Table and I/O Sensor Table), device info,
default values table, function table, SDR, FRU and 2.
smart index; also contains detailed description of
table editing and definition for each configuration
field
• Firmware Programming Guide: architectural
overview and feature extensibility methodology
Supported Silicon Platforms
• ASPEED AST2050 3.
• Nuvoton WPCM450 1. To configure IPMI I/O sensors, drag and drop objects from the Object Selection area to the
• Server Engines Pilot 2 support Diagram area and connect to the appropriate bus.
2. All IPMI I/O Table and I/O Sensor Table objects are displayed in a tree structure.
3. Diagram area shows the platform and all the connected peripheral components one I2C bus
at a time.
4. Detailed record content of the object currently selected in the I/O Table is displayed.

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