Ringing in Release 2025.2 of Edge Manageability Framework

[stevenhoenisch]

Release 2025.2 of Edge Manageability Framework helps system builders and DevOps engineers assess deployment scenarios on Intel processors to ensure that they can take advantage of the latest hardware capabilities as well as the remote management capabilities powered by Intel vPro Essentials and vPro Enterprise.

For the first time, this release lets you selectively omit layers of the stack to reduce resource requirements. At the same time, this release improves support for operating systems, including the provisioning of Ubuntu 24.04 -- improvements that complement the release of another tool that loosely falls under the Open Edge Platform rubric: OS Image Composer.

Similarly, this EMF release adds out-of-band management support for Intel Core platforms featuring Intel® vPro® Essentials Platform in addition to the existing support for Intel vPro® Enterprise Platform. There is support for using Intel vPro platform-based out-of-band management for Intel Standard Manageability in conjunction with Intel Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) devices.

📣 Line items in the limelight: Here are a few highlights of the 2025.2 release:

• Alpha support for Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors (formerly code-named Panther Lake) supporting integrated GPU and NPU.
• Support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS OS with kernel 6.11.0-17. Official support for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS OS continues.
• Ability to create custom OS profiles based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or Edge Microvisor Toolkit.
• Customization capabilities for the operating system kernel command-line parameters.
• Expanded support for reference applications like Pallet Defect Detection, Image-Based Video Search, Chat Q&A Sample Application, and Smart Parking.
• Security compliance verification through tracking of open and fixed CVEs for packages installed on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS OS and Edge Microvisor Toolkit.

💨 Fast and fluent: Check out the version 2025.2 key performance indicators, or KPIs, that demonstrate quality and proficiency for edge AI workloads, including Open Edge Platform applications like smart parking, defect detection, and image-based video search.

🚀 Image and substance: With the newly released OS Image Composer, you can use prefabricated YAML image templates of Edge Microvisor Toolkit and its real-time variant to generate versions for use with Edge Manageability Framework. Find out more at https://github.com/open-edge-platform/os-image-composer.

🎉 New and updated: So why not ring in the holidays by checking all the new features and capabilities as well as updates to existing capabilities for this 2025.2 release of Edge Manageability Framework listed in the release notes and let us know your thoughts in the GitHub Discussions?

[biapalmeiro]

Congratulations, team! This is an incredible achievement. We couldn't have wrapped up the year in better shape.