Intel® Server Debug and Provisioning Tool (Intel® SDP Tool)

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5/23/2025

Introduction

The Intel® Server Debug and Provisioning Tool (Intel® SDP Tool) is used to debug and provision Intel® Server Boards and Systems through BMC out-of-band.

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Detailed Description

Release Notes for Server Debug and Provisioning Tool (SDP Tool)

Version 4.2 Build 3

July, 2025

 

Introduction


The Intel® Server Debug and Provisioning Tool (Intel(R) SDP Tool) is used for debugging and provision Intel Server through BMC Out-of-band.


Supported Intel® Platforms


 Intel® Server Board S2600 series (Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2600 v3/v4 product family)

 Intel® Server Board (Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processor Family)

 Intel® Server Board (2nd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processor Family)

 Intel® Server Board (Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 9200 Processor Family)

 Intel® Server Board D50TNP family

 Intel® Server Board M50CYP family

 Intel® Server Board M70KLP family

 Intel® Server Board D40AMP family

 Intel® Server Board M20NTP family

 Intel® Server Board M50FCP family

 Intel® Server Board D50DNP family


Supported Operating Systems


 Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 8.x and 9.x. All 64 Bit distros.

 SuSE* Linux* Enterprise Server 15. All 64 Bit distros.

 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.


Pre-requisites


  • Python 3.x
  • Ipmitool 1.8.18
  • Curl 7.29.0
  • OpenSSL 1.0.0x above
  • Wget 1.16 above
  • Python-requests
  • Java OpenJDK/Oracle* version 1.7 and above, 64bit
  • OpenIPMI drivers

Installation and Uninstallation


Installation:

   To install the SDP Tool on the Management Server

   1. Download or Copy the the SDP Tool Package 'SDPTool-x.y-z.tar.gz' to the target directory.

   2. Untar the tar.gz file.

    Prompt #> tar -xvzmf SDPTool-x.y-z.tar.gz

   3. Go to untarred 'SDPTool-x.y-z' directory folder. Run sdptool_install.sh to install the package, example below:-

    Prompt #> cd <path/to/SDPTool-x.y-z>

   Prompt #> ./sdptool_install.sh

   If an older version is present, uninstall it first by using the command below:

    Prompt #> ./sdptool_uninstall.sh

   Or use the update script:

    Prompt #> ./sdptool_update.sh

  

Uninstallation

   

To uninstall the package, enter the following commands:

    Prompt #> tar -xvzmf SDPTool-x.y-z.tar.gz

    Prompt #> cd <path/to/sdptool-x.y-z>

    Prompt #> ./sdptool_uninstall.sh


Upgradation:

   To update the package, enter the following commands:

    Prompt #> tar -xvzmf SDPTool-x.y-z.tar.gz

    Prompt #> cd <path/to/sdptool-x.y-z>

    Prompt #> ./sdptool_update.sh


Usage


 Refer User Guide for full information (section 3).

 

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Disclaimers1

Product and Performance Information

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