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Course Outline
Introduction to OpenBMC
- Understanding the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).
- The history of the OpenBMC project and Linux Foundation governance.
- Supported platforms: x86, ARM, and OpenPOWER.
- An overview of the OpenBMC software stack.
OpenBMC Architecture
- The Phosphor application framework and D-Bus.
- Systemd integration and service management.
- Entity Manager and inventory management.
- Key repositories and component relationships.
Development Environment Setup
- Installing dependencies on Ubuntu.
- Using Docker containers for reproducible builds.
- Cloning the OpenBMC source tree.
- Setting up Gerrit for code review.
Yocto and BitBake Basics
- OpenEmbedded layer structure: meta-phosphor, meta-aspeed.
- Understanding recipes, bbappend, and configuration files.
- Building a reference image for QEMU.
- Working with local.conf and bblayers.conf.
Building Your First BMC Image
- Selecting a machine target.
- Running bitbake obmc-phosphor-image.
- Understanding the build output layout.
- Flashing the image to real hardware or QEMU.
Customization and Configuration
- Adding new machine layers.
- Customizing D-Bus interfaces with YAML descriptors.
- Entity Manager JSON configuration for new hardware.
- Modifying systemd service files.
Debugging and Troubleshooting
- Build failures and bitbake debugging.
- Using journalctl on the BMC.
- SSH access and console debugging.
- Common porting issues and solutions.
Recent Updates and Modern Practices
- Migration to C++ sdbusplus bindings.
- New web UI (Vue.js) and bmcweb Redfish server.
- Modern testing frameworks and CI integration.
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of Linux system administration.
- Familiarity with embedded systems principles.
- Experience with Git and version control systems.
Audience
- Embedded firmware engineers.
- System administrators managing server hardware.
- DevOps engineers overseeing data centre infrastructure.
14 Hours
Testimonials (5)
experienced trainer
Monika Biskupska - Osrodek Przetwarzania Informacji - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Course - Kubernetes Security Fundamentals (LFS460)
trainer has hands-on knowledge
- Osrodek Przetwarzania Informacji - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Course - Kubernetes for App Developers (LFD459)
A very good and easy-to-use virtual solution (DA DESKTOP).
HEITOR GAVA - Motorola Solutions Ltda
Course - Quick Introduction to Hypervisor and KVM
Lots of exercises
Cesar - Centro Netec Chile
Course - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294)
Tyler is very knowledgable and shared his valuable experience in Lustre administration with us.
