Hi Hung Ta,
So you'd like to test IPMI Direct plug-in on simulated hardware, right?
After some googling I see there is simulation code in OpenIPMI and
proprietary IPMI simulators.
However I've never tried it.
Anton Pak
On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:59:29 +0400, Hung Ta <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Anton Pak,
>
> Thank you very much for your reply.
>
> I knew those simulations you mentioned. They go with libsimulator,
> libdyn_simulator and libtestagent respectively under so-called "handler
> plugin" defined in openhpi.conf. I've tried libsimulator and
> libdyn_simulator and they work fine. Besides, there is another hander
> libipmidirect:
> # Section for ipmidirect plugin using RMCP:
> handler libipmidirect {
> entity_root = "{SYSTEM_CHASSIS,7}"
> name = "lan" # RMCP
> addr = "192.168.30.81" # Host name or IP address
> port = "623" # RMCP port
> auth_type = "none" # none, md2, md5 or straight
> auth_level = "admin" # operator or admin
> username = "root"
> password = "cmmrootpass"
> MultipleDomains = "no" # "yes" creates a domain for this handler
> DomainTag = "Chassis 1" # Used if MultipleDomains="yes"
> logflags = "" # logging off
> # logflags = "file stdout"
> # infos goes to logfile and stdout
> # the logfile are log00.log, log01.log ...
> logfile = "log"
> # if #logfile_max reached replace the oldest one
> logfile_max = "10"
> }
> When creating handler libipmidirect dynamically (or whatever), openhpi
> will
> use the specified parameters such as entity_root, name, IP address, port,
> username & password for authentication... These parameters are provided
> to
> make a connection to the specified shelf manager for openhpi to monitor.
> This connection uses RMCP protocol.
>
> My issue is that I don't have a real hardware, so I need a simulator to
> get
> such purpose.
>
> Thanks,
> Hung
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Anton Pak <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Hung Ta,
>>
>> I've not heard about Shelf Manager RMCP service simulation.
>> PPS have a tool for uTCA Carrier simulation.
>>
>> With current OpenHPI plug-in you can simulate arbitrary set of HPI
>> resources
>> and instruments.
>>
>> We have 3 simulation plug-ins right now:
>> - simulator:
>> Provides fixed set of resources and instruments.
>> Additional data can be injected with oHpiInjectEvent().
>>
>> - dynamic_simulator
>> Reads configuration from file at startup.
>> There is hpigensimdata app that allows to make configuration file
>> representing any real available system.
>>
>> - test agent
>> Allows runtime configuration change.
>> Provides management console on TCP port.
>>
>> What aspects of the system do you want to simulate:
>> - static view of the system,
>> - dynamic system behavior: changes of sensor readings, sensor event
>> generation, FRU hot swaps
>> - other stuff
>> ?
>>
>> Anton Pak
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:27:45 +0400, Hung Ta <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Anton Pak, all,
>>>
>>> My application needs to talk to shelf manager for accessing its
>>> resources,
>>> monitoring hardware status... via the RMCP using ipmidirect plugin but
>>> at
>>> this time I don't have a real hardware to test.
>>>
>>> Do we have a simulator for this test? If we do, would you please give
>>> some
>>> guides?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Hung
>>>
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