InfiniBand Network Architecture

BM Methods

The BM methods are listed and described in Table 34-4 on this page. Table 34-6 on page 1013 defines the relationship between the methods and attributes.

Table 34-4. BM Methods

Method	Value	Description
BMGet()	01h	Read an attribute.
BMSet()	02h	Write to an attribute.
BMGetResp()	81h	Response to a BMGet() or BMSet() request.
BMSend()	03h	Send a BM attribute. The BM uses this method to send a command (in the form of an attribute) to a device's BMA. The MAD's AttributeModifier is set to all zeros to indicate that this is a command. A device's BMA can use the BMSend() operation to send a command or a response to the BM. Upon receipt of a command from the BM, depending on the command type, a response may or may not be returned by the BMA. If a response is ...