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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Fundamentals of OpenBMC
- Defining the role of a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- The evolution of the OpenBMC project and its governance by the Linux Foundation
- Supported architectures: x86, ARM, and OpenPOWER
- High-level view of the OpenBMC software stack
Architectural Deep Dive
- The Phosphor application framework and D-Bus communication
- Integration with Systemd for service oversight
- Role of the Entity Manager and hardware inventory management
- Interdependencies among key repositories and components
Establishing the Development Environment
- Configuring dependencies on Ubuntu
- Leveraging Docker containers for consistent, reproducible builds
- Retrieving the OpenBMC source code
- Setting up Gerrit for collaborative code review
Yocto and BitBake Essentials
- Exploring the OpenEmbedded layer structure, including meta-phosphor and meta-aspeed
- Interpreting recipes, bbappend mechanisms, and configuration files
- Generating a reference image for QEMU
- Managing local.conf and bblayers.conf settings
Compiling Your Initial BMC Image
- Choosing an appropriate machine target
- Executing the bitbake obmc-phosphor-image command
- Analyzing the structure of the build output
- Flashing the generated image to physical hardware or QEMU
Customization and Configuration Strategies
- Introducing new machine layers
- Adapting D-Bus interfaces via YAML descriptors
- Configuring Entity Manager JSON for new hardware components
- Tuning systemd service definitions
Debugging and Problem Resolution
- Diagnosing build failures and utilizing bitbake debugging tools
- Inspecting system logs via journalctl on the BMC
- Performing debugging through SSH and console access
- Addressing common porting challenges and their resolutions
Current Trends and Modern Best Practices
- Transitioning to C++ sdbusplus bindings
- Implementing the new web UI (Vue.js) and bmcweb Redfish server
- Integrating modern testing frameworks with CI pipelines
Requirements
- Foundational knowledge of Linux system administration
- Understanding of embedded systems principles
- Proficiency with Git and version control systems
Target Audience
- Embedded firmware engineers
- System administrators managing server hardware
- DevOps engineers overseeing data center infrastructure
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