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ipmi_on_linux [2008/05/12 09:09]
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ipmi_on_linux [2012/02/13 15:13]
adam |
| modprobe ipmi_msghandler | modprobe ipmi_msghandler |
| modprobe ipmi_devintf | modprobe ipmi_devintf |
| | modprobe ipmi_si |
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| modprobe ipmi_si type=kcs ports=0xca8 regspacings=4 | modprobe ipmi_si type=kcs ports=0xca8 regspacings=4 |
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| If ipmi_si won't load, look at the output of dmidecode for the base address of your IPMI BMC and then use that base address for the ''ports=<base address>'' module option. The default ports option is ''0xca2'' so if your BMC is at that address according to ''dmidecode'', then you don't need this option. A SLES 10 user tells me that they did have to specify the ports value 0xca2 on an HP DL380 G5, so perhaps it isn't always the default. | Or look at the output of dmidecode for the base address of your IPMI BMC and then use that base address for the ''ports=<base address>'' module option. The default ports option is ''0xca2'' so if your BMC is at that address according to ''dmidecode'', then you don't need this option. A SLES 10 user tells me that they did have to specify the ports value 0xca2 on an HP DL380 G5, so perhaps it isn't always the default. |
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| Kernel 2.4 people will have to follow the Debian IPMI instructions, as you're living in a world I haven't encountered with IPMI. You should note that ipmi_si is called ipmi_si_drv and its regspacings option is called si_regspacings. You may also have to make your own device node if you're not using devfs, as documented in the Debian instructions. After modprobing the relevent modules successfully, ''ls -l /dev/ipmi0'' to see if you have a device node before trying to create one. | Kernel 2.4 people will have to follow the Debian IPMI instructions, as you're living in a world I haven't encountered with IPMI. You should note that ipmi_si is called ipmi_si_drv and its regspacings option is called si_regspacings. You may also have to make your own device node if you're not using devfs, as documented in the Debian instructions. After modprobing the relevent modules successfully, ''ls -l /dev/ipmi0'' to see if you have a device node before trying to create one. |
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| If this works without errors then Fedora/RH/Centos people are set, Ubuntu/Debian people need to add the modules and options to /etc/modules.conf or maybe add the modprobe commands to /etc/init.d/local if you have no other way. | If this works without errors then Fedora/RH/Centos people are set, Ubuntu/Debian people need to add the modules and options to /etc/modules or maybe add the modprobe commands to /etc/init.d/local if you have no other way. |
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| If you then ''cat /proc/devices'', you should see your IPMI device listed and ''ls -l /dev/ipmi0'' should show your device node. | If you then ''cat /proc/devices'', you should see your IPMI device listed and ''ls -l /dev/ipmi0'' should show your device node. |
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| You should now be able to search for the host's IPMI device address in IPMIView and log in with the username and password of ADMIN. You should add a new user, change it's user level to administrator and delete the ADMIN user. | You should now be able to search for the host's IPMI device address in IPMIView and log in with the username and password of ADMIN. You should add a new user, change it's user level to administrator and delete the ADMIN user. |
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| === IPMI Howtos === | === IPMI Howtos === |
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| [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IPMI|Ubuntu IPMI documentation]] | [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IPMI|Ubuntu IPMI documentation]] New for Ubuntu 8.04 |
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| [[http://buttersideup.com/docs/howto/IPMI_on_Debian.html|Debian IPMI howto]] | [[http://buttersideup.com/docs/howto/IPMI_on_Debian.html|Older Debian IPMI howto]] |
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| [[http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/IPMI/ipmi-on-linux.html|Supermicro IPMI on Linux]] Contains errata on the Supermicro Docs | [[http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/IPMI/ipmi-on-linux.html|Supermicro IPMI on Linux]] Contains errata on the Supermicro Docs |
