Re: [Ipmitool-devel] 'ipmitool sol info' yields 'Invalid command'
On Fri, 2008-08-29 at 14:06 -0400, John Morrissey wrote: On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 09:04:58AM -0700, Roger Mach wrote: On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 16:20 -0400, John Morrissey wrote: 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: While the blades do communicate with the management module in a blade chassis using IPMI, they don't support doing SOL the way other platforms do. Instead, to access the serial console you need to telnet to the management module (MM or AMM), log in and then issue this command: console -T system:blade[X] Where X is the slot number of the blade. See https://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?brandind=508lndocid=MIGR-59728 for more information and troubleshooting suggestions. Exactly what I was looking for; thanks, Roger. I'd attached to the console via the MM before, but didn't realize that SOL access via ipmitool(1) wasn't supported. Are any automated (i.e., from a Linux userland) ways of configuring the blades' BIOS SOL settings? We're adding batches of blades on a fairly regular basis, and it would be nice to have the setup be completely automated. Yes, the IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) can read and modify the BIOS settings. You can download the utility and documentation from: https://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-55021brandind=508 I believe the SOL settings should be supported by this utility, but if they aren't, you should still be able to use the readraw and writeraw commands to clone a working configuration from one blade to another. Also, be aware that the utility requires patching to support specific machine types - the documentation explains how to do this. -- Roger john - 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=100url=/ ___ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
Re: [Ipmitool-devel] 'ipmitool sol info' yields 'Invalid command'
On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 16:20 -0400, John Morrissey wrote: 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 -v 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, While the blades do communicate with the management module in a blade chassis using IPMI, they don't support doing SOL the way other platforms do. Instead, to access the serial console you need to telnet to the management module (MM or AMM), log in and then issue this command: console -T system:blade[X] Where X is the slot number of the blade. See https://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?brandind=508lndocid=MIGR-59728 for more information and troubleshooting suggestions. Hope this helps, -- Roger john - 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=100url=/ ___ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
Re: [Ipmitool-devel] 'ipmitool sol info' yields 'Invalid command'
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 -v 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=100url=/ ___ 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=100url=/ ___ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
