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LIBFREEIPMI(3)			  LIBFREEIPMI			LIBFREEIPMI(3)

NAME
       libfreeipmi - FreeIPMI library

Introduction
       Libfreeipmi  is the primary library that	most of	the FreeIPMI tools are
       based upon. The following describe the sub-sections of the library.

       api    The highest level	API provided by	libfreeipmi. It	abstracts away
	      the details of inband and	outofband protocols from the user.  It
	      also  provides  useful error codes for the user to easily	inter-
	      pret IPMI	problems. 'api'	is used	by most	FreeIPMI tools and li-
	      braries, such as bmc-info(8), ipmi-sensors(8), and  libipmimoni-
	      toring(3).

       cmds   Provides	fiid templates and 'fill' functions for	IPMI commands.
	      Also provides macros defining common parameters  for  IPMI  com-
	      mands.  The  cmds	are used by most other portions	of libfreeipmi
	      including	the 'api' sub-section and tools	such  as  ipmipower(8)
	      and ipmiconsole(8).

       debug  Provides	various	packet/record dumping utility functions.  Uti-
	      lized by the 'api' subsection and	by tools such as  ipmipower(8)
	      and ipmiconsole(8).

       driver Provides	APIs  for  in-band  IPMI communication.	Currently sup-
	      ported drivers are KCS, SSIF, OpenIPMI, and SUNBMC. The 'driver'
	      subsction	is used	by tools such as bmc-watchdog(8) and the 'api'
	      sub-section.

       fiid   The "FreeIPMI Interface Definition" provides an API used for the
	      construction/deconstruction of packets in	libfreeipmi.  The  API
	      works around fiid-templates, which are then used to create fiid-
	      objects.	Fiid-templates	are used to describe packets through a
	      string-name to  bit-field	 mapping.  The	API  allows  users  to
	      read/write  fields  in  an  object using the string to bit-field
	      mapping. Marshalling, packing, endian, and various other network
	      issues are handled within	'fiid'.	Fiid objects are used through-
	      out libfreeipmi, including the 'api'  sub-section,  'cmds'  sub-
	      sections,	and various tools.

       fru-parse
	      Provides	an  API	 for  parsing  Field  Replaceable  Unit	 (FRU)
	      records.	Utilized by tools such as ipmi-fru(8).

       interface
	      Provides 'assemble' and  'disassemble'  functions	 for  building
	      packets  for  individual	in-band	or out-of-band protocols. Also
	      provides all necessary fiid  templates,  'fill'  functions,  and
	      other  utility functions necessary to communicate	on an IPMI in-
	      terface. Utilized	by the 'api' sub-section and tools such	as ip-
	      mipower(8) and ipmiconsole(8).

       interpret
	      Provides an API for interpreting sensor events by	 mapping  them
	      into  Nominal, Warning, or Critical states. Utilized by FreeIPMI
	      tools and	libraries such as ipmi-sensors(8) and  libipmimonitor-
	      ing(3).

       locate Provides	an API to probe	several	standards to find default val-
	      ues for in-band IPMI communication. Utilized by the  'api'  sub-
	      section and the ipmi-locate(8) tool.

       record-format
	      Provides macros, fiid-templates, and information on records used
	      in  IPMI.	 Utilized by the 'sdr-cache' subsection	and tools like
	      ipmi-sensors(8).

       sdr-cache
	      Provides an API for creating, caching, reading,  and  parsing  a
	      sensor  data  repository	(SDR). Utilized	by tools such as ipmi-
	      fru(8) and ipmi-sensors(8).

       sdr-parse
	      Provides an API for parsing SDR records. Utilized	by tools  such
	      as ipmi-fru(8) and ipmi-sensors(8)

       sel-parse
	      Provides	an  API	for reading and	parsing	System Event Log (SEL)
	      entries.	Utilized by tools such as ipmi-sel(8).

       sensor-read
	      Provides an API for reading a sensor. Utilized by	tools such  as
	      ipmi-sensors(8).

       spec   Provides macros and arrays for various other definitions and ta-
	      bles in IPMI. Utilized by	tools such as ipmi-sensors(8).

       util   Provides	various	utility	functions for the calculation of keys,
	      sensor readings, etc. Utilized by	most of	the rest of FreeIPMI.

FILES
       /usr/include/freeipmi.h

       /usr/include/freeipmi/

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2003-2015 FreeIPMI	Core Team.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published  by  the
       Free  Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
       option) any later version.

SEE ALSO
       libipmiconsole(3), libipmidetect(3), libipmimonitoring(3), freeipmi(7),
       bmc-info(8), bmc-watchdog(8),  ipmi-chassis(8),	ipmi-config(8),	 ipmi-
       fru(8),	ipmi-locate(8),	 ipmi-oem(8),  ipmi-raw(8), ipmi-sel(8), ipmi-
       sensors(8), ipmiconsole(8), ipmidetect(8),  ipmiping(8),	 ipmipower(8),
       rmcpping(8)

       http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/

libfreeipmi 1.6.15		   @ISODATE			LIBFREEIPMI(3)

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