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SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +Intel(R) Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) +================================================= + +Prominent usage of the Intel ME Interface is to communicate with Intel(R) +Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) implemented in firmware running on +the Intel ME. + +Intel AMT provides the ability to manage a host remotely out-of-band (OOB) +even when the operating system running on the host processor has crashed or +is in a sleep state. + +Some examples of Intel AMT usage are: + - Monitoring hardware state and platform components + - Remote power off/on (useful for green computing or overnight IT + maintenance) + - OS updates + - Storage of useful platform information such as software assets + - Built-in hardware KVM + - Selective network isolation of Ethernet and IP protocol flows based + on policies set by a remote management console + - IDE device redirection from remote management console + +Intel AMT (OOB) communication is based on SOAP (deprecated +starting with Release 6.0) over HTTP/S or WS-Management protocol over +HTTP/S that are received from a remote management console application. + +For more information about Intel AMT: +http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + + +Intel AMT Applications +====================== + + 1) Intel Local Management Service (Intel LMS) + + Applications running locally on the platform communicate with Intel AMT Release + 2.0 and later releases in the same way that network applications do via SOAP + over HTTP (deprecated starting with Release 6.0) or with WS-Management over + SOAP over HTTP. This means that some Intel AMT features can be accessed from a + local application using the same network interface as a remote application + communicating with Intel AMT over the network. + + When a local application sends a message addressed to the local Intel AMT host + name, the Intel LMS, which listens for traffic directed to the host name, + intercepts the message and routes it to the Intel MEI. + For more information: + http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Under "About Intel AMT" => "Local Access" + + For downloading Intel LMS: + http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/ + + The Intel LMS opens a connection using the Intel MEI driver to the Intel LMS + firmware feature using a defined UUID and then communicates with the feature + using a protocol called Intel AMT Port Forwarding Protocol (Intel APF protocol). + The protocol is used to maintain multiple sessions with Intel AMT from a + single application. + + See the protocol specification in the Intel AMT Software Development Kit (SDK) + http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Under "SDK Resources" => "Intel(R) vPro(TM) Gateway (MPS)" + => "Information for Intel(R) vPro(TM) Gateway Developers" + => "Description of the Intel AMT Port Forwarding (APF) Protocol" + + 2) Intel AMT Remote configuration using a Local Agent + + A Local Agent enables IT personnel to configure Intel AMT out-of-the-box + without requiring installing additional data to enable setup. The remote + configuration process may involve an ISV-developed remote configuration + agent that runs on the host. + For more information: + http://software.intel.com/sites/manageability/AMT_Implementation_and_Reference_Guide + Under "Setup and Configuration of Intel AMT" => + "SDK Tools Supporting Setup and Configuration" => + "Using the Local Agent Sample" + + An open source Intel AMT configuration utility, implementing a local agent + that accesses the Intel MEI driver, can be found here: + http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/ + + +Intel AMT OS Health Watchdog +============================ + +The Intel AMT Watchdog is an OS Health (Hang/Crash) watchdog. +Whenever the OS hangs or crashes, Intel AMT will send an event +to any subscriber to this event. This mechanism means that +IT knows when a platform crashes even when there is a hard failure on the host. + +The Intel AMT Watchdog is composed of two parts: + 1) Firmware feature - receives the heartbeats + and sends an event when the heartbeats stop. + 2) Intel MEI iAMT watchdog driver - connects to the watchdog feature, + configures the watchdog and sends the heartbeats. + +The Intel iAMT watchdog MEI driver uses the kernel watchdog API to configure +the Intel AMT Watchdog and to send heartbeats to it. The default timeout of the +watchdog is 120 seconds. + +If the Intel AMT is not enabled in the firmware then the watchdog client won't enumerate +on the me client bus and watchdog devices won't be exposed. + +--- +linux-mei@linux.intel.com |