Tag: DMTF

Intel open sources Redfish-based rack

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[…]Intel Rack Scale Design is the first framework to be based upon and use the Redfish™ industry standard from DMTFOpens in a new window for modern and secure management of scalable platform hardware in the modern data center. The framework allows for dynamic management of compute, memory, PCIe, and storage resources and the pooling of those resources for more efficient use of data center assets. The framework simplifies advanced technology to accelerate the adoption of open, interoperable solutions for tomorrow’s data centers today.[…]

https://github.com/01org/intelRSD

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/rack-scale-design-overview.html

http://itpeernetwork.intel.com/intel-rack-scale-design-now-ready-open-source-development/

AMI and Realtek extend DMTF DASH to use WiFi

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DMTF SMASH and DASH are pre-os technologies, somewhat like IPMI and Redfish. SMASH is for servers, DASH is for desktops. AMI and Realtek have DASH working over WiFi now. The new risk brought with this feature is that, if attacker can find exploit in WiFi DASH implementation, they can attack system remotely. Before, they needed an Ethernet connection, now they can use WiFi. IPMI and Redfish have similar risks. I wonder if servers are also available via WiFi with SMASH? Excerpt from press release:

American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), in collaboration with Realtek Semiconductor, an AMI Technology Partner, is pleased to introduce RealManage™ 2.0, a WiFi DASH solution integrated with the RTL8111FP-CG NIC controller chip from Realtek.

DASH (Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware) is a client management standard released by the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) and is a web services-based standard for secure out-of-band and remote management of desktops and mobile systems. Realtek has long been an Ethernet NIC market leader and with the RTL8111FP-based next-generation DASH remote management solution called RealManage 2.0, Realtek aims to keep its market position and remain a force for technology innovation.

“With the rising popularity of the GUI BIOS, enterprise customers required out-of-band KVM (Keyboard, Video, and Mouse) functions beyond the standard ‘Text Console Redirection’ feature. Realtek’s RealManage 2.0 is our answer; a powerful DASH solution that supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet DASH, and is compliant with a GUI BIOS,” said Realtek’s Vice President and Spokesman, Yee-Wei Huang. “It brings a whole new application methodology and experience to commercial customers, providing a wealth of data and tools for remote out-of-band client management tasks.”

Full press release:
https://ami.com/news/press-releases/?PressReleaseID=359
http://www.realtek.com/press/newsViewOne.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=0&PFid=1&Level=1&NewsID=425

DMTF Redfish 1.0.2 released

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DMTF released Redfish 1.0 a while ago, and now they’ve done their first revision to this IPMI replacement technology. Excerpting DMTF’s press release:

The latest specification and schemas for the DMTF’s Redfish standard are now available. Now available for download, the 2016.1 publication includes new Redfish schemas for AttributeRegistry, Bios, Drive, Memory, MemoryCollection, MemoryMetrics, SecureBoot, Storage, StorageCollection and Volume. In addition, this release includes minor updates to the Chassis, ComputerSystem, Event, Manager, Power, Resource, SimpleStorage and Thermal schemas, along with all previously released schemas using updated file naming conventions. Released separately as a Work in Progress (WIP) for public comment, the DSP8010-WIP-2016.0.9a () publication includes new Redfish schemas for providing firmware update services (UpdateService, FirmwareInventory) and PCIe switch and device management (PCIeDevice, PCIeFunction, PCIePort, PCIeSwitch, and PCIeZone, and respective Collection schemas). In addition, DMTF has released version 1.0.2 of the Redfish Scalable Platforms Management API Specification, which defines the protocols, data model, and behaviors for Redfish.

http://redfish.dmtf.org/schemas/DSP8010_2016.1.zip
http://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP8010_WIP_2016.0.9a.zip

Click to access DSP0266_1.0.2.pdf

http://dmtf.org/standards/spmf
https://www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish

Brian Richardson on Redfish and x-UEFI Config Lang

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Brian Richardson of Intel UEFI team has a new blog post, showing HP vendor data using DMTF Redfish as well as viewing UEFI x-UEFI Configuration Language data.

http://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2016/05/25/firmware-modern-data-center/

For more on the x-UEFI Configuration language, see Vincent’s post:

Vincent Zimmer on the x-UEFI configuration language

AMI adds Redfish support

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https://twitter.com/AMI_PR/with_replies

AMI has announced Redfish support for their UEFI implementation:

American Megatrends Announces Out-of-Band BIOS Configuration through Redfish

AMI  is proud to announce out-of-band BIOS configuration compatible with DMTF Redfish. DMTF’s Redfish API platform was created by DMTF’s Scalable Platforms Management Forum as an open industry standard specification designed to provide end users simple and powerful, yet scalable management platform hardware. To meet the needs of end users, Redfish allows users to develop solutions that combat homogenous interfaces and reduced functionality. Redfish utilizes a combination of REST, JSON and OData and serves as a secure replacement for IPMI-over-LAN. AMI’s OOB (Out-of-Band) Firmware Management delivers extended management solutions through the adoption of Redfish between BIOS, BMC and Extensible Management Architecture (EMA). AMI OOB Firmware Management provides complete Redfish support and allows for the consistent exchange of information between the BIOS and BMC. AMI has been diligently working on providing an OOB firmware solution for datacenter solutions providers such as QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology).

https://ami.com/news/press-releases/?PressReleaseID=354
https://ami.com/products/bios-uefi-firmware/aptio-v/
http://www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish
http://redfish.dmtf.org/

DMTF Open Software Defined Data Center (OSDDC)

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The DMTF has released a new spec, for the software-defined data center, and the spec has firmware implications (eg, firmware updates).

The Open Software Defined Data Center (OSDDC) Incubator recently released the white paper,  “Software Defined Data Center Definition 1.0,”  reviewing industry standards for the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). The paper outlines use cases, definitions, and identifies existing standards gaps, as well as possible architectures for the various implementations of SDDC.

Click to access DSP-IS0501_1.0.0.pdf

https://www.dmtf.org/standards/osddci

Click to access OSDDC_Incubator_Charter_2013-3-29.pdf

RedHelix-1: Java library for DMTF Redfish

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Hank Bruning of JBlade has released a new Java-based library to interact with Redfish. He announced it today on the Open Compute Project’s Hardware Management mailing list. He’s also looking for vendors with actual hardware, beyond the DMTF RedFish Mockup; if you can help him out, please get in touch with Hank.

https://github.com/RedHelixOrg/RedHelix-1
http://jblade.com
http://opencompute.org
http://www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish
https://firmwaresecurity.com/tag/redfish/

DMTF Redfish 1.0 released

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Redfish, an IPMI replacement, has shipped the first release of their spec. Quoting the press release:

DMTF Helps Enable Multi-Vendor Data Center Management with New Redfish 1.0 Standard

DMTF has announced the release of  Redfish 1.0, a standard for data center and systems management that delivers improved performance, functionality, scalability and security. Designed to meet the expectations of end users for simple and interoperable management of modern scalable platform hardware, Redfish takes advantage of widely-used technologies to speed implementation and help system administrators be more effective. Redfish is developed by the DMTF’s Scalable Platforms Management Forum (SPMF), which is led by Broadcom, Dell, Emerson, HP, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Supermicro and VMware with additional support from AMI, Oracle, Fujitsu, Huawei, Mellanox and Seagate. The release of the Redfish 1.0 standard by the DMTF demonstrates the broad industry support of the full organization.

http://dmtf.org/standards/redfish
http://dmtf.org/join/spmf

Don’t forget to grab the Redfish “Mockup” as well as the specs and schema.

UEFI 2.5 has a JSON API to enable accessing Redfish. HP was first vendor with systems that supported UEFI 2.5’s new HTTP Boot, a PXE replacement.  Intel checked in HTTP Boot support into TianoCore, so it’s just a matter of time until other vendors have similar products. JSON-based Redfish and HTTP-based booting makes UEFI much more of a “web app”, w/r/t security research, and the need for system administrators to more closely examine how firmware is updated on their systems, to best protect them.
https://firmwaresecurity.com/tag/uefi-http-boot/