On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 03:16:21PM -0700, Duncan Laurie wrote: > On 9/15/06, Steffen Grunewald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Got a SuperMicro system, X7DBR-E with AOC-SIMSO+. (yes, it's one of these > >nifty Woodcrest dual-dual systems.) > > But not a Mac Pro? ;)
Do those come in 1U? B) > >Some features showed up: > > > >. CPU2 Temp B has no reading > >. 1.5V sensor returns 3V (beyond the thresholds) > >. trying to read the BIOS entry fails if the box is off > > This may actually be a good thing since it likely means it is actually > quering the BIOS (via SMI or other) and not relying on static data. Well, it takes some time to get readings at all - quite beyond the BIOS initialisation sequence. Since the BIOS itself hangs with the SIMSO+ plugged in, when you try to enter the Health MOnitor submenu, this is certainly an issue for Supermicro. I also don't like the arrangement of temperatures - you would not expect CPU1 coreB to be cooler than the box. > . if I plug in power for the first time, chassis power on doesn't work (if > >the > >system had been powered on for a short time, and switched off by ipmitool > >or power button, it works!) > > The chassis power commands may be routed to ACPI state changes which may > fail to work until it is pulled out of S0 the first time. Somehow, with another box, it works. And IMHO it doesn't make a lot of sense to have to go to the cluster room to press 500 power buttons if there has been construction at the electrical installation (which means wall power off). BTW, the web interface doesn't work either. > . 'chassis status' shows "power button disable: allowed" and "power button > >disabled: true" - nevertheless it works (fortunately...) - these disables > >are not available on the Opteron > I have not seen one of these that works yet, though there is an additional > IPMI command for configuring front panel lockout that may be interesting. ... for certain applications, yes. (would one be able to overcome a lockout by removing the IPMI? to have "disabled" as default might be dangerous) Steffen -- Steffen Grunewald * MPI Grav.Phys.(AEI) * Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam Cluster Admin * http://pandora.aei.mpg.de/merlin/ * http://www.aei.mpg.de/ * e-mail: steffen.grunewald(*)aei.mpg.de * +49-331-567-{fon:7233,fax:7298} No Word/PPT mails - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
