Re: [Ipmitool-devel] newbie observations/questions on Dell PE 850

2006-12-03 Thread Miguel
>> Q: Is it normal for BMC to not be available, including checking status) >> for some period of time after a power transition? > > Depends frequently on your switch configuration. A system reset/on/off > means link renogtiation. If your switch has LACP enabled for the port > or spanning tree is

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] newbie observations/questions on Dell PE 850

2006-12-02 Thread Jarrod B Johnson
On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 18:06 -0500, Miguel wrote: > I am an ipmitool newbie. > > My questions must be FAQs, but I was unable to locate the answers. > > Dell PowerEdge 850 running BMC version 1.52 ... the latest firmware. > > playing around with basic 'power chassis' commands (status, on, off, sof

Re: [Ipmitool-devel] newbie observations/questions on Dell PE 850

2006-12-01 Thread Al Chu
On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 18:06 -0500, Miguel wrote: > Q: Is it normal for BMC to not be available, including checking status) > for some period of time after a power transition? It's been semi-common for me on different machines. Fifteen seconds seems a tad long though. The cases in which I've foun

[Ipmitool-devel] newbie observations/questions on Dell PE 850

2006-12-01 Thread Miguel
I am an ipmitool newbie. My questions must be FAQs, but I was unable to locate the answers. Dell PowerEdge 850 running BMC version 1.52 ... the latest firmware. playing around with basic 'power chassis' commands (status, on, off, soft, reset) across the 'lan' interface. I observe that after sen