Messages in this thread | | | From | "Altobelli, David" <> | Date | Sun, 6 Jul 2008 20:03:10 +0000 | Subject | RE: [PATCH][resubmit] HP iLO driver |
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Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > >> A driver for the HP iLO/iLO2 management processor, which allows >> userspace programs to query the management processor. Programs can >> open a channel to the device (/dev/hpilo/dXccbN), and use this to >> send/receive queries. > > What kind of queries? Is there documentation somewhere?
Generally, it can get data out of the management processor - things like basic iLO configuration (users, nic, etc), handle SNMP traffic, flashing iLO, and some others.
Unfortunately, there isn't yet any available documenation.
> If it can read temperature, it should hook itself into hwmon > framework. Can it? What can it do?
It can't do temperature.
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