On Tue, 2014-01-07 at 17:13 -0500, Vinny Vallarine wrote: > Sorry, totally left that out. Now, > > ./bmc-info -h 192.168.123.72 -u ADMIN -p ADMIN --get-system-info
Try adjusting the privilege level of the tool. e.g. -l operator -l admin Al > Returns: > > ipmi_cmd_get_system_info_parameters_system_firmware_version_first_set: > privilege level insufficient > > I assumed "ADMIN" (default) should be all I would need but does not seem so. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Swindell [mailto:swind...@broadcom.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 5:02 PM > To: Vinny Vallarine; Al Chu > Cc: freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > Subject: RE: [SPAM] - RE: [Freeipmi-devel] Retrieving BIOS information via > IPMI - Email found in subject > > Did you try with the "--get-system-info" option? The value you're looking > for is "System Firmware Version", not "Firmware Revision". > > -Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vinny Vallarine [mailto:vvallar...@idtus.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:41 AM > To: Rob Swindell; Al Chu > Cc: freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > Subject: RE: [SPAM] - RE: [Freeipmi-devel] Retrieving BIOS information via > IPMI - Email found in subject > > Rob, thanks for the info. I've been able to verify that running: > > ./bmc-info -h 192.168.123.72 -u ADMIN -p ADMIN returns: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Device ID : 32 > Device Revision : 1 > Device SDRs : unsupported > Firmware Revision : 2.34 > Device Available : yes (normal operation) > IPMI Version : 2.0 > Sensor Device : supported > SDR Repository Device : supported > SEL Device : supported > FRU Inventory Device : supported > IPMB Event Receiver : supported > IPMB Event Generator : supported > Bridge : unsupported > Chassis Device : supported > Manufacturer ID : Super Micro Computer Inc. (10876) > Product ID : 1591 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Unfortunately, "Firmware Revision : 2.34" is the firmware of the "BMC". > I've confirmed this logging into the BIOS directly and looking through the > screens. > > Any additional ideas would be appreciated. I'll continue to look through > things... > > > Thanks, > > Vinny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Swindell [mailto:swind...@broadcom.com] > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 7:31 PM > To: Al Chu; Vinny Vallarine > Cc: freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > Subject: [SPAM] - RE: [Freeipmi-devel] Retrieving BIOS information via IPMI - > Email found in subject > > The IPMI "Get System Info Parameters" command (IPMI 2.0, section 22.14b) > allows a remote management console/utility/library to query the "System > Firmware version". This version information would be the primary "BIOS" > version (legacy or UEFI) on a server. > > The Free-IPMI "bmc-info" command used with the "--get-system-info" option can > be used to query the BMC and display this detail if it's available. While > this command is not vendor-specific, not all BMC vendors may implement > support for this IPMI command or this specific "System Info Parameter" (1). > > Of course there are underlying Free-IPMI library functions available to > exercise this command and return the data to an application. > > -Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: freeipmi-devel-bounces+swindell=broadcom....@gnu.org > [mailto:freeipmi-devel-bounces+swindell=broadcom....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Al > Chu > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 11:38 AM > To: Vinny Vallarine > Cc: freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] Retrieving BIOS information via IPMI > > Yes, if you look at the tool bmc-info, you'll see it output various > firmware/system information. Underneath the covers, these are calls to > various IPMI device queries. > > Al > > On Mon, 2014-01-06 at 14:20 -0500, Vinny Vallarine wrote: > > Ah, interesting. So if the Vendor(s) we're interfacing with use the same > > rev number for all their device firmware, I may be able to simply query for > > the IPMI firmware version number, correct? Assuming this is part of the > > IPMI spec? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Al Chu [mailto:ch...@llnl.gov] > > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 12:50 PM > > To: Vinny Vallarine > > Cc: freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > > Subject: RE: [Freeipmi-devel] Retrieving BIOS information via IPMI > > > > On Mon, 2014-01-06 at 12:41 -0500, Vinny Vallarine wrote: > > > Thanks Al. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd be content at the moment to be able to retrieve the BIOS version > > > number. Sounds like something as simple as that would be Vendor > > > specific, correct? > > > > Yes & no. > > > > My recollection is that nothing in the IPMI spec allows you to specifically > > retrieve the "BIOS" version. However, many vendors flash all of their > > device firmware (BIOS + IPMI firmware, etc.) with the same image. So many > > of the device/system versions retrieved via IPMI may in fact be identical > > to the BIOS version. > > > > > > > > > > > We're interfacing with SuperMicro main boards. I know they have > > > specific tools to do exactly what I need to do so I'm assuming > > > they've added the needed extensions. > > > > > > > You may be in luck. There is an extensions for Supermicro firmware > > versions in ipmi-oem. However, again, it's not necessarily the BIOS > > version. > > > > Al > > > > > > > > I'll check out your suggestions to see what is configurable and what > > > the vendors have added. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Vinny > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Al Chu [mailto:ch...@llnl.gov] > > > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 12:24 PM > > > To: Vinny Vallarine > > > Cc: freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > > > Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] Retrieving BIOS information via IPMI > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Vinny, > > > > > > > > > > > > The IPMI specification does not support the ability to > > > retrieve/modify BIOS options per se. The IPMI specification does > > > allow modification of various motherboard parameters, many of which > > > may happen to be readable/modifiable/managed by the BIOS. > > > > > > > > > > > > So if you are looking to use IPMI for querying the BIOS, it really > > > depends on what you would like to query. Not everything in the BIOS > > > will be queryable. > > > > > > > > > > > > For example, the chassis subsection of IPMI allows the configuration > > > of a number of boot options. Many of these configuration options > > > are likely in the BIOS (see ipmi-chassis-config tool to get an idea > > > of what is configurable). General device information is available > > > through various device queries and that may also be in the BIOS (see > > > bmc-info tool for examples of info that is available). I believe > > > some vendors support reading of the SEL in the BIOS for hardware > > > analysis (see tool ipmi-sel for example). > > > > > > > > > > > > As an aside, various vendors have added extensions to IPMI to > > > retrieve/set BIOS settings, but these are on a vendor by vendor > > > (many times motherboard by motherboard) basis. If you look through > > > the tool ipmi-oem, you can see what some vendors have supported. > > > > > > > > > > > > If one of the tools supports what you would like to do, then we can > > > perhaps dig into the API from that point. > > > > > > > > > > > > Al > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2014-01-06 at 10:20 -0500, Vinny Vallarine wrote: > > > > > > > My company is looking for an IPMI package that we can interface > > > with. > > > > > > > I’ve just downloaded your freeIPMI package. What we need to do is > > > > > > > query multiple machines and retrieve their BIOS revision numbers > > > > as > > > > > > > well as specific BIOS settings. I’ve looked through your > > > > > > > documentation but don’t see an API that would allow me to do that > > > via > > > > > > > your libraries. Could you let me know how this can be done > > > > through > > > > > > > your libraries? I’m looking for the interface/methods that I can > > > call > > > > > > > to accomplish this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vincent Vallarine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Innovative Defense Technologies, LLC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 401.741.4571 (Mobile) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > vvallar...@idtus.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.idtus.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Freeipmi-devel mailing list > > > > > > > Freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > > > > > > > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freeipmi-devel > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Albert Chu > > > > > > ch...@llnl.gov > > > > > > Computer Scientist > > > > > > High Performance Systems Division > > > > > > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Albert Chu > > ch...@llnl.gov > > Computer Scientist > > High Performance Systems Division > > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory > > > -- > Albert Chu > ch...@llnl.gov > Computer Scientist > High Performance Systems Division > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory > > > _______________________________________________ > Freeipmi-devel mailing list > Freeipmi-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freeipmi-devel -- Albert Chu ch...@llnl.gov Computer Scientist High Performance Systems Division Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory _______________________________________________ Freeipmi-devel mailing list Freeipmi-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freeipmi-devel
