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| - | ===== Running IPMI on Supermicro Servers | + | ===== Running IPMI on Linux ===== |
| IPMI is standard which allows remote server management, primarliy developed by Intel. IPMI cards, known as Baseboard Management Cards (BMCs) are primitive computers in their own right and are operational all the time, so long as the server has a power source. The server itself does not need to be powered on, or the operating system operational for the BMC to work. | IPMI is standard which allows remote server management, primarliy developed by Intel. IPMI cards, known as Baseboard Management Cards (BMCs) are primitive computers in their own right and are operational all the time, so long as the server has a power source. The server itself does not need to be powered on, or the operating system operational for the BMC to work. | ||
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| SOL is desirable as it allows you to interact with the server as though it were local in cases where the operating system locks up and SSH or telnet access are not available due to the operating system being inoperable. IPMI v1.5 still allows to you to power the system on and off and view sensor output. | SOL is desirable as it allows you to interact with the server as though it were local in cases where the operating system locks up and SSH or telnet access are not available due to the operating system being inoperable. IPMI v1.5 still allows to you to power the system on and off and view sensor output. | ||
| - | Terse install | + | ==== Installation ==== |
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| + | This guide covers the installation of IPMI tools on Dell 1425 servers and Supermicro servers with a PDSMi+ motherboard. The instructions will be relevent for other server models, but I make no promises. | ||
| For Supermicros servers, open up the server chassis and make a note of the MAC address on the IPMI port, you'll need this later. | For Supermicros servers, open up the server chassis and make a note of the MAC address on the IPMI port, you'll need this later. | ||
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| Once this step is done, hit CTRL-Alt-Del and remove the CD. You can boot into Linux, or from a Linux installer CD. | Once this step is done, hit CTRL-Alt-Del and remove the CD. You can boot into Linux, or from a Linux installer CD. | ||
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| + | Note on network configuration: | ||
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| + | Both Dell 1425s and Supermicro PDSMi+ motherboards use the first LAN port to redirect the IPMI traffic over when using SOL. For this reason, whether you intend to use SOL or not, it is a good idea to use the first LAN ports, almost certainly eth0, as your local network interface, rather than an Internet visible interface. | ||
| Once booted into Linux, install openipmi on all machines with a BMC and ipmitool on every machine from which you wish to run IPMI commands locally or to send IPMI commands to a remote machine. Red Hat, FC and SUSE users will have to download the IPMItool packages from the website if they' | Once booted into Linux, install openipmi on all machines with a BMC and ipmitool on every machine from which you wish to run IPMI commands locally or to send IPMI commands to a remote machine. Red Hat, FC and SUSE users will have to download the IPMItool packages from the website if they' | ||
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