Storing host data on the BMC

[Sunitha Harish]

Hi,

Gentle reminder for the feedback.

Thanks & regards,
Sunitha

On 06-05-2020 12:53, Sunitha Harish wrote:
> Hi Deepak,
>
> Please suggest which other approach you think is better here for 
> Origin attribute?
>
> When the interface is set as DHCPEnabled=true ; similar to the Origin 
> attribute , the IP address, SubnetMask and Gateway will be set by the 
> host. So we would need to consider this usecase also as a candidate 
> for the new approach.
>
> Thanks & regards,
> Sunitha
>
>
> On 05-05-2020 12:29, Deepak Kodihalli wrote:
>> On 05/05/20 12:12 pm, Sunitha Harish wrote:
>>> Hi Deepak,
>>>
>>> As mentioned , the Origin is the property which will be set by the 
>>> host once the IP address is applied to its interface. Its a 
>>> read-only property for the out-of-band user. But its a closely 
>>> coupled - related attribute on the host setting/BIOS object.
>>
>> Hi Sunitha,
>>
>> What I'm trying to say is - we shouldn't make this coupling. The BIOS 
>> settings table is a group of attributes that can alter the default 
>> behavior of the host firmware. The Origin property you describe 
>> doesn't fit that description.
>>
>> The host "sets" several things for the BMC, for eg the host firmware 
>> can tell us functional/presence states of FRUs which the host has 
>> access to. Everything that the host "sets" this way isn't a BIOS 
>> attribute. Once you decouple this, I believe we can think about 
>> options other than the two you have suggested - since both of them 
>> involve making the Origin property seem like a BIOS attribute, which 
>> it clearly is not.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Deepak