Hey Peter, everyone,
If you have a chance, do you think you could checkout the new bmc-
config.8 manpage, bmc-config.conf.5 manpage, and bmc-config --checkout
comments and let me know if anything would make it easier? They're in
the head of CVS.
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
man bmc-config/bmc
On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 16:01 -0700, Peter Broadwell wrote:
> Al -
>
> The sample man page looks much improved over the old stuff, thanks.
>
> The "header comments" also seem like a step in the right direction.
> In addition to what you mention:
>
> # This section is for configuring blah blah bl
Hey Peter,
> Perhaps what is needed is a wiki or some such where real world
> problem/solutions examples can accumulate?
For FreeIPMI 0.5.0, I've been adding a lot of additional information to
the FreeIPMI manpages. For example:
---
GENERAL USE
Most users of bmc-config will want to:
I had begun working on a template to store in the docs directory, with
comments throughout the file to inform the user of what they should
configure on their own.
However, with so many different BMCs and vendor implementations out
there, a substantial portion of the default template will fail for
I have been working with a user on a BMC config issue with their
machine. I'm now disinclined to support the committing of a default
template.
1) Many different machines support different configuration options.
Included in this are: ipmi 1.5 only options vs ipmi 2.0 options vs.
optionally suppo
This sounds like a much better option. Except the user needs to be able
to configure atleast the IP, MAC, Subnet, etc. Should that just be in
the manpage/instructions?
Al
On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 11:18 -0700, Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
> Hi Al,
> I am thinking, if we produce $prefix/etc/freeipmi/
I just thought of this. We could also distribute a common template file
as part of FreeIPMI and install it in the docs dir? I guess my semi-
argument against this is the fact that we've (practically) already
distributed a template file with the bmc-config.conf(5) manpage. So
would there be a nee
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 16:36 -0700, Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
> Al Chu writes:
> >> Can you please add the best SOL default config to the template?
> >
> > This is my point. If you guys aren't interested in maintaining bmc-
> > autoconfig along w/ bmc-config, and I don't want to maintain it, and
Al Chu writes:
Can you please add the best SOL default config to the template?
This is my point. If you guys aren't interested in maintaining bmc-
autoconfig along w/ bmc-config, and I don't want to maintain it, and (it
seems) no one uses it, then we should get rid of it!! :-)
I am not ask
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 15:35 -0700, Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
> Hi Al,
> Comments inline ..
>
> Al Chu writes:
>
> > Hey A.B.,
> >
> > On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 03:27 -0700, Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
> >> Hi Al,
> >> * It is still maintained.
> >
> > If that's the case, it is pretty out of date
Peter Broadwell writes:
I have need to configure many machines at the same time and if the templateing
file was documented this tool might become the one of choice for such uses.
This tool actually throws a dialog screen interface. So you will not be able
to automate with it as of now.
We w
Hi Al,
Comments inline ..
Al Chu writes:
Hey A.B.,
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 03:27 -0700, Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
Hi Al,
* It is still maintained.
If that's the case, it is pretty out of date:
A) manpage is out of date and not using the common/doc/ common
manpage stuff (if it did the late
Hey Peter,
For configuring many machines at the same time, that's why we supported
the bmc-config --checkout option. If bmc-autoconfig output a template
for you, would that be easier?
Al
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 11:01 -0700, Peter Broadwell wrote:
> I have need to configure many machines at the s
Hey A.B.,
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 03:27 -0700, Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
> Hi Al,
> * It is still maintained.
If that's the case, it is pretty out of date:
A) manpage is out of date and not using the common/doc/ common manpage
stuff (if it did the later, it would automatically be updated with m
Hi Al,
* It is still maintained.
* BMC-Autoconfig is not a GUI wizard for bmc-config. It is supposed to
ask minimum questions from the user and automatically configure the
BMC with known defaults. It is intended for users without any
knowledge of IPMI to quickly get a basic working setup.
*
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