LinuxQuestions.org - [SOLVED] IPMI newbie don't know how to connect

Hi Everyone,

I was struggeling with IPMI on my Debian Squeeze Supermicro 5014C-T server.

I solved this issue and kept the original opening post in small font. This is what I had to do to make this work on my supermicro 5014C-T to get the IPMI controller working:

Code:

# create the device

mknod -m 0600 /dev/ipmi0 c 254 0



#install necessary software.

apt-get update && apt-get install openipmi ipmitools



#load the modules into the kernel



modprobe ipmi_devintf

modprobe ipmi_msghandler

modprobe ipmi_watchdog

modprobe ipmi_poweroff

modprobe ipmi_si type="kcs" ports="0xca8" regspacings="4"



ipmitool -I open lan set 1 ipaddr 192.168.1.100 # choose the IP-address

ipmitool -I open lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 192.168.1.1 # default gateway

ipmitool -I open lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0 # netmask

ipmitool -I open lan set 1 access on # make accessible ?

ipmitool -I open lan set 1 snmp TypeCommunityStringHere

ipmitool -I open lan set 1 snmp TypeAPasswordHere # set the null user password to something

ipmitool -I open user set password 2 RememberThisPassword # set password for root user!!!

ipmitool -I open lan print 1 #finally check all settings.

export IPMI_PASSWORD="RemberThisPassword"





check for power status(from a remote host):





ipmitool -I lan -u ADMIN -H 192.168.1.100 -a chassis power status

In a turorial I was told to use the user name "root" but I got dropped out of the shell telling me it didn't recognize the username. So I tried root/Root/amdin/ADMIN and for me ADMIN did the job. To check the valid usernames do this:

Code:

ipmitool user list 1

Pleas feel free to comment on things that are possibly not right/complete/unsecure ... . As the topic title says I'm a total IPMI newbie :-)

Hi everyone,

My story on this thread?:

Recently I got an "old" 1U Supermicro server from the IT-manager of the company where I work (property of the IT-manager, not my company's :) ).

Well, old, it's just fine since it's running Linux (d'oh!! :) ) and it isn't supposed to run heavy databases, Just filesharing/webserver/ftpserver/sshserver. Things like that. I'm planning to put in 2 x 2TB-discs in RAID 0 so it isn't old anymore. But that's offtopic isn't it? :).

The only "exotic" hardware to me is an IPMI-controller. The IT-guy was so kind to explain what it is and can do. I have no previous experience with physical servers so err :).

Anyway, I'm trying to access the IPMI controller but have no clue how to get there.

The best I could come up with is:

Code:

root@Ganeymedes:/home/wannes# ipmiconsole -h localhost

[error received]: connection timeout

root@Ganeymedes:/home/wannes# apt-cache search ipmi

...

...[other packages]

...

freeipmi-tools - GNU implementation of the IPMI protocol - Tools

...

...[other packages]

...

root@Ganeymedes:/home/wannes# apt-get install freeipmi-tools 2>&1 /dev/null

root@Ganeymedes:/home/wannes# ipmiconsole -h localhost

[error received]: connection timeout

root@Ganeymedes:/home/wannes#

So I figured out there should be some kind of deamon running to answer incoming requests or can't you access ipmi from the same host? Errrrr no, no deamon: a deamon can't be running if the box is completely off... .

Well some help to get me going would be appreciated :)

Thanks

Wannes