* Russell Doty <rdoty(a)redhat.com> [Oct 24. 2013 16:50]:
>
> The leaf class for example iDRAC_ManagementController will inherit
> OOB_ManagementController, extract the related IP Address with the
> right IPMI command and publish this information.
>
>
> Does anyone have any inputs on the model we are considering?
>
Excellent idea. I assume that the initial implementation will be
targeting iDRAC. Would it make sense to structure the Provider to
discover and report on a general BMC?
Yes. Intel has a similar technology, called Active Management. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology.
Just like iDRAC, this also 'speaks' WS-Management.
This would seem to involve
reporting:
* BMC manufacturer, make, model, revision, and firmware level.
* BMC IP address
+ IP Port
* BMC URL
* And, of course, "No BMC found"...
What other information would be useful to know about a BMC?
Information about the protocol to interface with the BMC. I.e.
'WS-Management' for iDrac. Plus the protocol version.
Klaus
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