On Mon, 2017-01-23 at 15:29 -0800, VJ wrote:
> so even if I set : 
> 
> 
> Section Serial_Channel
>         Volatile_Access_Mode                          Disabled
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I get error :
> 
> 
> ERROR: Failed to commit `Serial_Channel:Volatile_Access_Mode'

When you checked out this section, was it empty, like:

Section Serial_Channel
EndSection

You don't have a serial channel, so it shouldn't have been checked out.
And thus the above shouldn't work.

Al

> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 3:06 PM, VJ <purplet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>         want to disable it for security purposes.
>         
>         
>         Do you know how to do it using ipmitool 's raw command ?
>         
>         
>         ipmitool -I lan -H 10.0.0.1 -p 623 -b 0 -t 0xb2 -U "admin" -P "admin" 
> -l 0 raw ? ?
>         
>         Thanks.
>         
>         
>         On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 2:49 PM, Albert Chu <ch...@llnl.gov>
>         wrote:
>                 Hi,
>                 
>                 Since you're trying to disable things like KCS, it
>                 wouldn't be done via
>                 bmc-config, since that tool is more of an average-user
>                 interfacing tool.
>                 Perhaps it'd be via the tool bmc-device, which has
>                 options for more
>                 advanced needs.
>                 
>                 May I ask what the need is to disable things like KCS?
>                 It's quite an
>                 advanced need.
>                 
>                 Al
>                 
>                 On Mon, 2017-01-23 at 14:32 -0800, VJ wrote:
>                 > bmc-config -v checkout
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > .....
>                 > Section Serial_Channel
>                 > EndSection
>                 > #
>                 > # Section Serial_Conf Comments
>                 > #
>                 > # In the Serial_Conf section, typical serial
>                 communication
>                 > configuration is
>                 > # setup. Most users will only be interested in IPMI
>                 over LAN,
>                 > therefore this
>                 > # section can generally be ignored.
>                 > #
>                 > Section Serial_Conf
>                 > EndSection
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > Lan_Conf seems fine.
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > How do i disable channel 0,6 and 7
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > Thanks.
>                 >
>                 > On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 2:29 PM, VJ
>                 <purplet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>                 >         Device ID             : 36
>                 >         Device Revision       : 1
>                 >         Device SDRs           : unsupported
>                 >         Firmware Revision     : 1.17
>                 >         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       : INVENTEC CORPORATION
>                 (6569)
>                 >         Product ID            : 54
>                 >         Auxiliary Firmware Revision Information :
>                 00000000h
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         GUID : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         System Firmware Version       : rsion1.0
>                 >         System Name                   : Manager
>                 >         Primary Operating System Name : SE Server
>                 1.0
>                 >         Operating System Name         :
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         Channel Information
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         Channel Number       : 0
>                 >         Medium Type          : IPMB (I2C)
>                 >         Protocol Type        : IPMB-1.0
>                 >         Active Session Count : 0
>                 >         Session Support      : session-less
>                 >         Vendor ID            : Intelligent Platform
>                 Management
>                 >         Interface forum (7154)
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         Channel Number       : 1
>                 >         Medium Type          : 802.3 LAN
>                 >         Protocol Type        : IPMB-1.0
>                 >         Active Session Count : 0
>                 >         Session Support      : multi-session
>                 >         Vendor ID            : Intelligent Platform
>                 Management
>                 >         Interface forum (7154)
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         Channel Number       : 6
>                 >         Medium Type          : IPMB (I2C)
>                 >         Protocol Type        : IPMB-1.0
>                 >         Active Session Count : 0
>                 >         Session Support      : session-less
>                 >         Vendor ID            : Intelligent Platform
>                 Management
>                 >         Interface forum (7154)
>                 >
>                 >
>                 >         Channel Number       : 7
>                 >         Medium Type          : System Interface
>                 (KCS, SMIC, or BT)
>                 >         Protocol Type        : KCS
>                 >         Active Session Count : 0
>                 >         Session Support      : session-less
>                 >         Vendor ID            : Intelligent Platform
>                 Management
>                 >         Interface forum (7154)
>                 >
>                 >         On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Albert Chu
>                 <ch...@llnl.gov>
>                 >         wrote:
>                 >                 Hi,
>                 >
>                 >                 What are the other channel numbers
>                 (could you show via
>                 >                 the output of
>                 >                 bmc-info)?
>                 >
>                 >                 Also, could you elaborate on your
>                 use case scenario?
>                 >
>                 >                 Thanks,
>                 >
>                 >                 Al
>                 >
>                 >                 On Mon, 2017-01-23 at 13:18 -0800,
>                 VJ wrote:
>                 >                 > I only see
>                 >                 > 1) Lan_Channel
>                 >                 > 2) Serial_Channel
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 > there are 16 channels and they are
>                 not displayed
>                 >                 even with -v
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 > On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 11:51 AM,
>                 Albert Chu
>                 >                 <ch...@llnl.gov> wrote:
>                 >                 >         Hi,
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 >         Do you wish to disable a
>                 very specific
>                 >                 channel number, so you
>                 >                 >         wish to be
>                 >                 >         able to enable/disable
>                 based on the input of
>                 >                 a number?  At the
>                 >                 >         moment
>                 >                 >         that isn't supported.
>                 Could you elaborate
>                 >                 on your use case
>                 >                 >         scenario?
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 >         Other channels are
>                 configurable in
>                 >                 bmc-config if you specify
>                 >                 >         --verbose
>                 >                 >         when you checkout.  If
>                 there are multiple
>                 >                 lan channels you can
>                 >                 >         configure
>                 >                 >         both, other less common
>                 channels like serial
>                 >                 are also output
>                 >                 >         for
>                 >                 >         configuration.
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 >         Al
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 >         On Thu, 2017-01-19 at
>                 11:37 -0800, VJ wrote:
>                 >                 >         > Hi
>                 >                 >         >
>                 >                 >         > Can I disable a channel
>                 using bmc-config
>                 >                 configuration ?
>                 >                 >         > I dont see the sections
>                 disabling or
>                 >                 enabling other than lan
>                 >                 >         channel.
>                 >                 >         > I looked at bmc-config
>                 man page and it
>                 >                 doesnt mention it.
>                 >                 >         >
>                 >                 >         > Thanks.
>                 >                 >
>                 >                 >         >
>                 >
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>                 >                 >         Computer Scientist
>                 >                 >         High Performance Systems
>                 Division
>                 >                 >         Lawrence Livermore
>                 National Laboratory
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>                 >                 Computer Scientist
>                 >                 High Performance Systems Division
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>                 Computer Scientist
>                 High Performance Systems Division
>                 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory



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