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B.1.14 Read FRU Data
This command returns the specified data from the FRU Inventory Info area. No parsing of the FRU data
is performed by the IPMI subsystem; system management software is responsible for interpreting the
FRU data.
Table B-13 NetFn 0x0A, Cmd 0x11
The FRU data conforms to the
IPMI FRU Information Storage Definition v 1.0
specification. All Abaco
IPMI-enabled boards come with the FRU data preloaded; the specific data is documented in
B.1.15 Write FRU Data
This command writes the specified byte or word to the FRU Inventory Info area. No parsing of the FRU
data is performed by the IPMI subsystem; system management software is responsible for creating valid
FRU data structures and writing the data to the FRU area.
Table B-14 NetFn 0x0A, Cmd 0x12
Byte
Value
Data Field
Comments
Request-
data
1
XXh
FRU device ID. FFh
reserved.
2
XXh
FRU Inventory offset
to read. LS Byte.
3
XXh
FRU Inventory offset
to read. MS Byte.
Offset is in words or
bytes per device
access type returned
in the FRU Inventory
Area Info command.
4
XXh
Count to read – 1
based
Response-
data
1
00
Completion code
2
XXh
Count returned – 1
based
3:2+
N
Requested data
Byte
Value Data Field
Comments
Request-
data
1
XXh
FRU device ID. FFh
reserved.
2
XXh
FRU Inventory offset to
write. LS Byte.
3
XXh
FRU Inventory offset to
write. MS Byte.
4:3+N
Data to write
Response-
data
1
XXh
Completion code
00h – successful
80h – Write protected
2
XXh
Count written – 1 based