You need to provide the mgt attribute also as indicated by the error message. Sure you can tabedit and get around it but that is not satisfying the xcat database setup requirement. You need to tell us the method used for hardware control, in this case ipmi.
Use this document as a reference: https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=XCAT_iDataPlex_Cluster_Quick_Start Lissa K. Valletta 8-3/B10 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (tie 293) 433-3102 From: Russell Jones <russell-l...@jonesmail.me> To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>, Date: 01/10/2014 03:08 PM Subject: [xcat-user] bmc attribute confusion Hi all, When configuring a node to utilize a java console via wvid, and ipmi for power, things get a little screwy: [root@master xCAT_plugin]# chdef c01n69 bmc=c01n69-bmc Cannot set the 'bmc' attribute unless a value is provided for 'mgt'. mgt => The method to use to do general hardware management of the node. This attribute is used as the default if power or getmac is not set. Valid values: ipmi, blade, hmc, ivm, fsp, bpa. See the power attribute for more details. Error: Cannot set the attr='bmc' attribute unless 'mgt=ipmi'. 1 object definitions have been created or modified. An lsdef of the node shows the bmc attribute empty. I have to manually edit the ipmi table to add the bmc address for the node so that rpower works. "lsdef" still shows it blank, but at least at that point rpower is able to communicate with the node's BMC. Why is xCAT requiring mgt to be set for the BMC attribute, and all I am trying to do is utilize rpower for remote power control? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
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