That is correct Jeff, it depends how individual OEM implemented the UEFI. If the location of UEFI is same as legacy SMBIOS then no issue but if it differs then it will break which is happening on latest implementation on most of the OEM servers. Thanks for confirming.
Thanks and Regards, Narinder Gupta (PMP) narinder.gu...@canonical.com Canonical, Ltd. narindergupta [irc.freenode.net] +1.281.736.5150 narindergupta2007[skype] Ubuntu- Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com | www.canonical.com On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Launchpad Bug Tracker < 1359...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. > > ** Changed in: freeipmi (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Confirmed > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1359409 > > Title: > ipmi-locate only works on ia64 > > Status in “freeipmi” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > This is SRU request for Trusty. > > [Impact] > > * ipmi-locate on EFI system does not location the BMC information on > new uefi system. > > * as Trusty LTS is supported OS for different OEM and ipmi-locate is > requirement for MAAS and server certification. So all EFI system > certification is blocker for Trusty so it needs to go in Trusty for > server certification. > > * FE at HP verified after the patch it fixes the issue and > certification can be progress once its available in Trusty LTS. > > [Test Case] > > * apt-get install freeipmi > * run command ipmi-locate on Gen9 uefi hardware and there is no return > data about ipmi on uefi system where location of uefi is different than > legacy BIOS. > > [Regression Potential] > > * we need to run the test on all hardware including the legacy BIOS > and new UEFI system servers. As this code change already working on > dmidecode for all server so we won't see any regression. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeipmi/+bug/1359409/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1359409 Title: ipmi-locate only works on ia64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeipmi/+bug/1359409/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
