Applications must use service manager daemon to configure services like phosphor-ipmi-net, bmcweb, obmc-console etc in the system, instead of directly controlling the same using 'systemd' or 'iptables'. This way client applications doesn't need to change to configure services, when the implementations differ. The list of services supported are "phosphor-ipmi-net", "bmcweb", "phosphor-ipmi-kcs", "start-ipkvm", "obmc-console".
Service manager daemon will create D-Bus objects for configurable services in the system under the object path /xyz/openbmc_project/control/service. For each instance of the service there will be a D-Bus object /xyz/openbmc_project/control/service/<service-name>. For example, if there are two instances of phosphor-ipmi-net then there will be two D-Bus objects /xyz/openbmc_project/control/service/phosphor_2dipmi_2dnet_40eth0 and /xyz/openbmc_project/control/service/phosphor_2dipmi_2dnet_40eth1. The D-Bus object manages both the associated service and socket unit files. The D-Bus object implements the interface xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Service.Attributes. Network services like bmcweb, phosphor-ipmi-net also implements the xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Service.SocketAttributes interface.
In order to update the property value of a service, override.conf file under /etc/systemd/system/<Service unit name>/ is updated and the unit is restarted through org.freedesktop.systemd1.
Enabled - indicates whether the service is enabled or disabled, true indicates the service will be started on the next boot and false indicates that service will not be started on the next boot. This property can be used to change the service behaviour on the next boot, trueto start the service on the next boot andfalse` to not start the service on the next boot. Even if the service is disabled, on the next boot it can be started if there are other service dependencies to satisy. The service cannot be enabled if the service is masked.
Masked - indicates whether the service is masked, true indicates the service is permanently disabled and false indicates the service is enabled. If the property is set to true, then the service is permanently disabled and the service is stopped. If the property is set to false then the service is enabled and starts running.
Running - indicates the current state of the service, true if the service is running and false if the service is not running. This property can be used to change the running state of the service, to start the service set to true and to stop the service set to false. The service cannot be started if the service is Masked.
To permanently disable a service the Masked property under the interface xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Service.Attributes needs to be set to true and vice versa to enable a service.
RMCP+ port number can be modified from the default port number 623 to a custom one by updating the Port property value under the interface xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Service.SocketAttributes.