Category: Arium Probes | SourcePoint™

Advanced firmware debugging of BMCs

Alan Sguigna

September 20, 2015
3:30 pm

Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) form the brains of any high-end Intel-based server platform: they perform system management functions ranging from fan speed control to remote user authentication. A new wave of these service processors is coming to market to support new capabilities needed on the next generation of Intel silicon. What are these unique features, and how will they be debugged?

Intel Innovation Engine with ScanWorks Embedded Diagnostics

Alan Sguigna

August 30, 2015
3:57 pm

Just this past week, Intel announced the Innovation Engine, a small Intel architecture processor and I/O sub-system embedded into their upcoming generations of server platforms. What is its purpose, and what new applications can run on it?

Correlating Run-Control and Trace

Alan Sguigna

August 23, 2015
5:55 pm

In my last blog, I reviewed the difference between Run-Control and Trace, as two powerful debugging technologies. How are they used together to dramatically improve the chances of catching an intermittent bug?

Run-Control versus Trace for debugging

Alan Sguigna

July 26, 2015
2:11 pm

New Trace features are coming on Intel processors. How do Trace tools make debugging more effective?

A new era and new insight – Real Insight

Glenn Woppman

July 13, 2015
1:21 pm

Performance of Intel CScripts

Alan Sguigna

July 9, 2015
6:43 pm

Intel® provides a collection of scripts (collectively known as Intel® Customer Scripts, or CScripts for short), which assist customers with platform debug and validation. Can they be made to run faster?