ASF Specification v2.0 DSP0136 - DMTF

Alert Standard Format (ASF) Specification v2.0
DMTF Document DSP0136
Table of Contents
Change History ................................................................................. ii
1 Introduction.................................................................................... 2
1.1 Target Audience................................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Related Documents........................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Data Format ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Terminology ...................................................................................................................... 3
2 Overview......................................................................................... 5
2.1 Principal Goals .................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Problem Statement ........................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Solution ............................................................................................................................. 5
2.4 Known Limitations ............................................................................................................. 7
3 Network Protocols ......................................................................... 8
3.1 Transmit Protocol (PET).................................................................................................... 8
3.1.1 PET Frame Behavior ............................................................................................. 8
3.1.1.1 PET Re-transmission ............................................................................................ 8
3.1.1.2 Transient Event Handling...................................................................................... 8
3.1.2 Agent Address Field .............................................................................................. 8
3.1.3 Specific Trap Field................................................................................................. 8
3.1.4 Variable Bindings Fields........................................................................................ 8
3.1.4.1 PET Frame Content Sources .............................................................................. 10
3.1.5 Recommended PET Frame Values..................................................................... 13
3.1.5.1 Environmental Events ......................................................................................... 13
3.1.5.2 System Firmware Error Events ........................................................................... 14
3.1.5.3 System Firmware Progress Events..................................................................... 15
3.1.5.4 OS Events ........................................................................................................... 16
3.1.5.5 System Heartbeat................................................................................................ 17
3.1.5.6 System Boot Failure ............................................................................................ 17
3.2 Remote Management and Control Protocol (RMCP) ..................................................... 18
3.2.1 RMCP UDP Port Numbers .................................................................................. 19
3.2.2 RMCP Message Format...................................................................................... 19
3.2.2.1 RMCP Acknowledge ........................................................................................... 20
3.2.2.2 RMCP Header ..................................................................................................... 21
3.2.2.3 RMCP Data ......................................................................................................... 22
3.2.3 RMCP Security-Extensions Protocol (RSP) ........................................................ 23
3.2.3.1 Header and Trailer Formats ................................................................................ 24
3.2.3.2 Outbound Message Processing .......................................................................... 25
3.2.3.3 Inbound Message Processing............................................................................. 26
3.2.3.4 RSP Session Protocol (RSSP)............................................................................ 28
3.2.3.5 RSSP Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) ....................................... 29
3.2.4 RMCP “ASF” Message Types ............................................................................. 33
3.2.4.1 Reset (10h), Power-up (11h), and Power Cycle Reset (13h) ............................. 33
3.2.4.2 Unconditional Power-Down (12h) ....................................................................... 35
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