On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 10:32 -0700, Andy Cress wrote: > For this symptom: > > Trying to shut down the machine (actually, a whole set of machines, > all > > behaving the same, so it's not a single fault), by running "shutdown > -h > > now", will not halt but reboot it. > > The only way to reliably switch it off seems to be to run "ipmitool > > chassis power soft", then "shutdown -h now". > > The machine will then stay off for exactly 24 hours, then magically > > restart. > > It sounds to me like someone is doing one of these every 24 hours: > * sending a Wake-On-LAN magic packet to eth0 > * sending an IPMI LAN chassis control power on command.
The "get system restart cause" IPMI command might be useful for debugging these possibilities. In ipmitool I believe it's the "chassis restart_cause" command. Al > Andy > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Ipmitool-devel mailing list > Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel -- Albert Chu ch...@llnl.gov Computer Scientist High Performance Systems Division Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
