John, Check the IPMI version by running "ipmitool mc info". If it is IPMI 2.0, proceed. If it is IPMI 1.5, then SOL is not supported on that blade.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Morrissey Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:20 PM To: Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Ipmitool-devel] 'ipmitool sol info' yields 'Invalid command' I'm trying to get SOL working on a large pile of IBM BladeCenter HS21 blades. IPMI seems to be working fine (I can pull chassis information, etc. with no problems), but 'sol info' complains about 'Invalid command' when I run it: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:pts/0 ~> sudo ipmitool chassis status System Power : on Power Overload : false Power Interlock : inactive Main Power Fault : false Power Control Fault : false Power Restore Policy : always-off Last Power Event : Chassis Intrusion : inactive Front-Panel Lockout : inactive Drive Fault : false Cooling/Fan Fault : false [EMAIL PROTECTED]:pts/0 ~> sudo ipmitool sol info Error requesting SOL parameter 'Set In Progress (0)': Invalid command [EMAIL PROTECTED]:pts/0 ~> sudo ipmitool -vvvvv sol info Set IPMB address to 0x20 OpenIPMI Request Message (4 bytes) 0e 00 00 00 Sending request to System Interface Got message: type = 1 channel = 0xf msgid = 0 netfn = 0xd cmd = 0x22 data_len = 1 data = c1 Error requesting SOL parameter 'Set In Progress (0)': Invalid command Am I missing something here? Specifying different channels (sol info 0, sol info 1, etc.) doesn't make any difference. john -- John Morrissey _o /\ ---- __o [EMAIL PROTECTED] _-< \_ / \ ---- < \, www.horde.net/ __(_)/_(_)________/ \_______(_) /_(_)__ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
