Yes, you have to have an IP that the xCAT server can talk to in order
for it to be able to issue remote power requests. You also have to
configure a username and password in the tables, as well as a DNS
address for the BMC ip's. The xcat command "bmcsetup" can do all of the
compute-side of the configuration for you.
Check the wiki for further information on how to do that. This page can
help you understand the various xcat tables more:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Intro_to_xCAT_Tables
This page has some information regarding the various xcat commands:
http://xcat.sourceforge.net/man8/nodeset.8.html
On 3/16/2012 1:23 PM, Evelio Quiros wrote:
Well, we just got these C6100s for testing in a possible HPC
configuration.
I am trying to get xCAT to talk to their IPMI configuration, but I
suspect that additional configuration is required.
Currently, when I issue the following command:
rpower d6100a reset
I get this:
d6100a: Error: timeout
So, I guess I must be missing something that tells xCAT where
the machine is, and how to reach it
Perhaps BIOS configuration at the C6100 node ? The setup screen tells
me that IPMI is enabled.
Does the IPMI need further configuration, like an IP address ?
The ultimate goal here is to use VCL to control bare-metal installs
via xCAT.
Thanks,
Al Quiros
Florida International University
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:37:52 -0500
From: Russell Jones <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Re: [xcat-user] xCAT with Dell 6100 servers
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What are you needing to setup? :)
On 3/14/2012 3:08 PM, Evelio Quiros wrote:
Hello,
Is there some information on setting up Dell 6100 nodes in xCAT ?
Thanks,
Al Quiros
Florida International University
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