Retrieving IPU Information

Getting Started with Napatech Link-Security™ Software

Platform
Napatech IPU
Content Type
Getting Started
Capture Software Version
Link-Security™ Software 1.0

BMC tools can be used for reading information from Napatech IPUs.

Running mctp-demux-daemon

The MCTP demultiplexer daemon mctp-demux-daemon is provided to handle MCTP traffic over an MCTP transport layer used for PLDM communication over UART between the SoC and the main BMC on the IPU. mctp-demux-daemon is required for running BMC tools on the IPU. To run mctp-demux-daemon as a service, execute commands as follows.
soc# cd /opt/
soc# tar zxvf ipu_tools-<version>-linux.tar.gz 
soc# cp ipu_tools/bin/mctp-demux-daemon /usr/bin/
soc# cp ipu_tools/etc/mctp-demux-daemon.service /etc/systemd/system
soc# systemctl enable mctp-demux-daemon.service
soc# systemctl start mctp-demux-daemon.service
where:
  • soc# indicates the SoC on the IPU where provided commands are to be to executed.
  • version is the version identifier of the corresponding package.