[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-09-10 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-09-05 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-09-05 Thread Al Chu
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:

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-09-05 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-30 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-17 Thread Al Chu
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/

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-17 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Anand Babu Periasamy
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Anand Babu Periasamy
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Anand Babu Periasamy
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Al Chu
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

[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

2007-08-14 Thread Anand Babu Periasamy
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. *