There is a section in the Idataplex Advanced Cookbook https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=XCAT_iDataPlex_Advanced_Setup#Using_ASU_to_Update_CMOS.2C_uEFI.2C_or_BIOS_Settings_on_the_Nodes
Lissa K. Valletta 8-3/B10 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (tie 293) 433-3102 From: Thomas Alandt/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> Date: 03/18/2013 07:58 PM Subject: Re: [xcat-user] x3550M4 setting Try this link for the Best Recipe . Click on x3550M4 and there should be a txt file for cmos settings. Your nodehm settings look good. I suspect that your cmos settings my need adjustment. http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Intelligent +Cluster&product=ibm/systemx/1410&release=12CNov2012.clst.lnx&platform=All&function=all You can set them manually or just use asu and something like the following: UEFI Boot/SOL Example: loaddefault BootOrder loaddefault uEFI set Processors.Hyper-Threading Disable set BootOrder.BootOrder "Legacy Only=PXE Network=Hard Disk 0" set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1FlowControl Hardware set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1TerminalEmulation VT100 set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot Enable set DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortSharing Enable set DevicesandIOPorts.SerialPortAccessMode Dedicated set DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole Enable set DevicesandIOPorts.Slot1PCIeSpeed Gen3 set DevicesandIOPorts.Slot2PCIeSpeed Gen3 set DevicesandIOPorts.Slot3PCIeSpeed Gen3 Legacy Boot/Physical Serial: loaddefault BootOrder loaddefault uEFI set Processors.Hyper-Threading Disable set BootOrder.BootOrder "Legacy Only=PXE Network=Hard Disk 0" set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1FlowControl Hardware set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1TerminalEmulation VT100 set DevicesandIOPorts.Com1ActiveAfterBoot Enable set DevicesandIOPorts.RemoteConsole Enable set DevicesandIOPorts.Slot1PCIeSpeed Gen3 set DevicesandIOPorts.Slot2PCIeSpeed Gen3 set DevicesandIOPorts.Slot3PCIeSpeed Gen3 Regards, Tom Thomas Alandt WW Test Engineer Complex Solutions IBM-ISC Phone:919-543-7581 (t/l 441-7581 From: Yaron Daniel <[email protected]> To: [email protected], Date: 03/18/2013 06:02 PM Subject: [xcat-user] x3550M4 settting Hi All I am installing xcat 2.7.6 on RHEL 5.7 x86_64. I have setup everything ok (i hope), but i have some questions: 1) What should be the IMM setup of the x3550M4 for remote console redirection ? 2) When i run the rcons command - i get all the time messages like: [root@gpfs-repo /]# rcons node10 [Enter `^Ec?' for help] Info: SOL payload already de-activated Info: SOL payload disabled Info: SOL payload already de-activated Info: SOL payload disabled [...] 3) getmac <node> return me: root@gpfs-repo /]# getmacs node10 node10: Error: Unable to identify plugin for this command, check relevant tables: nodehm.getmac,mgt;nodehm.mgt Here are the tables i have setup (I am not using named on the xcat - since i will use the customer dns) [root@gpfs-repo /]# tabdump nodelist #node,groups,status,statustime,appstatus,appstatustime,primarysn,hidden,comments,disable "node10","ipmi,gpfs,compute,all","powering-off","03-18-2013 22:10:38",,,,,, [root@gpfs-repo /]# tabdump nodehm #node,power,mgt,cons,termserver,termport,conserver,serialport,serialspeed,serialflow,getmac,comments,disable "compute","ipmi","ipmi","ipmi",,,,"0","115200","hard",,, [root@gpfs-repo /]# tabdump noderes #node,servicenode,netboot,tftpserver,tftpdir,nfsserver,monserver,nfsdir,installnic,primarynic,discoverynics,cmdinterface,xcatmaster,current_osimage,next_osimage,nimserver,routenames,comments,disable "compute",,"xnba","10.1.50.50",,"10.1.50.50",,"eth0","eth0","10.1.50.50","10.1.50.50",,,,,,,, [root@gpfs-repo /]# tabdump nodetype #node,os,arch,profile,provmethod,supportedarchs,nodetype,comments,disable "compute","rhels6.3","x86_64","compute.rhels6.x86_64","install",,"osi",, [root@gpfs-repo /]# lsdef node10 Object name: node10 arch=x86_64 bmc=node10-imm bmcpassword=xcat bmcport=0 bmcusername=xcat cons=ipmi groups=ipmi,gpfs,compute,all installnic=eth0 mgt=ipmi netboot=xnba nfsdir=eth0 nfsserver=10.1.50.50 nodetype=osi os=rhels6.3 postbootscripts=otherpkgs,ibm-install_gpfs,ibm-softlinks postscripts=syslog,remoteshell,syncfiles,ibm-install_date,harddns,ibm-mkresolvconf,ibm-setup_services power=ipmi primarynic=10.1.50.50 profile=compute.rhels6.x86_64 provmethod=install serialflow=hard serialport=0 serialspeed=115200 status=powering-off statustime=03-18-2013 22:10:38 tftpserver=10.1.50.50 Regards Yaron Daniel 94 Em Ha'Moshavot Rd Server, Storage Petach Tiqva, and Data 49527 Services - Team Leader Global Israel Technology Services Phone: +972-3-916-5672 Fax: +972-3-916-5672 Mobile: +972-52-8395593 e-mail: [email protected] IBM Israel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. 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