Implementation of SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface (HPI)

OpenHPI is an open source project created with the intent of providing
an implementation of the SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface (HPI).
HPI provides an abstracted interface to managing computer hardware,
typically for chassis and rack based servers. HPI includes a resource
modeling; access to and control over sensor, control, watchdog, and
inventory data associated with resources; abstracted System Event Log
interfaces; hardware events and alerts; and a managed hotswap
interface.

OpenHPI provides a modular mechanism for adding new hardware and device
support easily. Many plug-ins exist in the OpenHPI source tree to
provide access to various types of hardware. This includes, but is not
limited to, IPMI based servers, Blade Center, and machines that export
data via sysfs. For up-to-date status on these components, check out
the status page.



Authors:
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    Tariq Shureih (Intel) - OpenHPI Maintainer
    David Ashley (IBM) - Developer
    Chris Chia (IBM) - Developer
    Sean Dague (IBM) - Developer, Webmaster
    Julie Fleischer (Intel) - Developer
    Kevin Gao (Intel) - Developer
    David Judkovics (IBM) - Developer
    Thomas Kanngieser (FCI) - Developer
    Rusty Lynch (Intel) - Developer
    Renier Morales (IBM) - Developer
    Peter Phan (IBM) - Developer
    Konrad Rzeszutek (IBM) - Developer
    Steve Sherman (IBM) - Developer
    Louis Zhuang (Intel) - Developer