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diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei.txt b/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei.txt index 15bba1aeba9a..8d47501bba0a 100644 --- a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei.txt +++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ Intel(R) Management Engine Interface (Intel(R) MEI) -======================= +=================================================== Introduction -======================= +============ The Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) is an isolated and protected computing resource (Co-processor) residing inside certain Intel chipsets. The Intel ME @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ each client has its own protocol. The protocol is message-based with a header and payload up to 512 bytes. Prominent usage of the Intel ME Interface is to communicate with Intel(R) -Active Management Technology (Intel AMT)implemented in firmware running on +Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) implemented in firmware running on the Intel ME. Intel AMT provides the ability to manage a host remotely out-of-band (OOB) @@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ HTTP/S that are received from a remote management console application. For more information about Intel AMT: http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Intel MEI Driver -======================= +================ The driver exposes a misc device called /dev/mei. @@ -91,8 +92,10 @@ A code snippet for an application communicating with Intel AMTHI client: [...] close(fd); -IOCTL: -====== + +IOCTL +===== + The Intel MEI Driver supports the following IOCTL command: IOCTL_MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT Connect to firmware Feature (client). @@ -122,58 +125,61 @@ The Intel MEI Driver supports the following IOCTL command: data that can be sent or received. (e.g. if MTU=2K, can send requests up to bytes 2k and received responses up to 2k bytes). -Intel ME Applications: -============== - -1) Intel Local Management Service (Intel LMS) - - Applications running locally on the platform communicate with Intel AMT Release - 2.0 and later releases in the same way that network applications do via SOAP - over HTTP (deprecated starting with Release 6.0) or with WS-Management over - SOAP over HTTP. This means that some Intel AMT features can be accessed from a - local application using the same network interface as a remote application - communicating with Intel AMT over the network. - - When a local application sends a message addressed to the local Intel AMT host - name, the Intel LMS, which listens for traffic directed to the host name, - intercepts the message and routes it to the Intel MEI. - For more information: - http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide - Under "About Intel AMT" => "Local Access" - - For downloading Intel LMS: - http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/ - - The Intel LMS opens a connection using the Intel MEI driver to the Intel LMS - firmware feature using a defined UUID and then communicates with the feature - using a protocol called Intel AMT Port Forwarding Protocol(Intel APF protocol). - The protocol is used to maintain multiple sessions with Intel AMT from a - single application. - - See the protocol specification in the Intel AMT Software Development Kit(SDK) - http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide - Under "SDK Resources" => "Intel(R) vPro(TM) Gateway(MPS)" - => "Information for Intel(R) vPro(TM) Gateway Developers" - => "Description of the Intel AMT Port Forwarding (APF)Protocol" - - 2) Intel AMT Remote configuration using a Local Agent - A Local Agent enables IT personnel to configure Intel AMT out-of-the-box - without requiring installing additional data to enable setup. The remote - configuration process may involve an ISV-developed remote configuration - agent that runs on the host. - For more information: - http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide - Under "Setup and Configuration of Intel AMT" => - "SDK Tools Supporting Setup and Configuration" => - "Using the Local Agent Sample" - - An open source Intel AMT configuration utility, implementing a local agent - that accesses the Intel MEI driver, can be found here: - http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/ - - -Intel AMT OS Health Watchdog: -============================= + +Intel ME Applications +===================== + + 1) Intel Local Management Service (Intel LMS) + + Applications running locally on the platform communicate with Intel AMT Release + 2.0 and later releases in the same way that network applications do via SOAP + over HTTP (deprecated starting with Release 6.0) or with WS-Management over + SOAP over HTTP. This means that some Intel AMT features can be accessed from a + local application using the same network interface as a remote application + communicating with Intel AMT over the network. + + When a local application sends a message addressed to the local Intel AMT host + name, the Intel LMS, which listens for traffic directed to the host name, + intercepts the message and routes it to the Intel MEI. + For more information: + http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Under "About Intel AMT" => "Local Access" + + For downloading Intel LMS: + http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/ + + The Intel LMS opens a connection using the Intel MEI driver to the Intel LMS + firmware feature using a defined UUID and then communicates with the feature + using a protocol called Intel AMT Port Forwarding Protocol (Intel APF protocol). + The protocol is used to maintain multiple sessions with Intel AMT from a + single application. + + See the protocol specification in the Intel AMT Software Development Kit (SDK) + http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Under "SDK Resources" => "Intel(R) vPro(TM) Gateway (MPS)" + => "Information for Intel(R) vPro(TM) Gateway Developers" + => "Description of the Intel AMT Port Forwarding (APF) Protocol" + + 2) Intel AMT Remote configuration using a Local Agent + + A Local Agent enables IT personnel to configure Intel AMT out-of-the-box + without requiring installing additional data to enable setup. The remote + configuration process may involve an ISV-developed remote configuration + agent that runs on the host. + For more information: + http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Under "Setup and Configuration of Intel AMT" => + "SDK Tools Supporting Setup and Configuration" => + "Using the Local Agent Sample" + + An open source Intel AMT configuration utility, implementing a local agent + that accesses the Intel MEI driver, can be found here: + http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/ + + +Intel AMT OS Health Watchdog +============================ + The Intel AMT Watchdog is an OS Health (Hang/Crash) watchdog. Whenever the OS hangs or crashes, Intel AMT will send an event to any subscriber to this event. This mechanism means that @@ -192,8 +198,10 @@ watchdog is 120 seconds. If the Intel AMT Watchdog feature does not exist (i.e. the connection failed), the Intel MEI driver will disable the sending of heartbeats. -Supported Chipsets: + +Supported Chipsets ================== + 7 Series Chipset Family 6 Series Chipset Family 5 Series Chipset Family |