[Linux-cluster] IPMI IBM x366 basics

[Filipe Miranda]

Jos,

Thanks a lot,

I entered the Bios setup and found out the BMC configurantion, where I set
the IP address and User+password information.
It worked just fine, thanks for the hint!!!

Regards,
Filipe Miranda

On 10/6/06, Jos Vos <jos at xos.nl> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 11:50:54AM -0300, Filipe Miranda wrote:
>
> > We will use the IPMI as our fence device since we are using IBM x366
> > machines, they are IPMI compliant.
> > Could someone help me out on how to setup tihs machines to use this IPMI
> > functionaliy>
> > Does it have a special NIC for it>
>
> AFAIK, the first NIC of an x366 can act in dual-mode: as IPMI device,
> with its own IP address, and as a normal NIC in Linux, with it own
> address.
> Both have their own MAC address.
>
> > I am tryingo to implement a 6 nodes Cluster using RHEL4 + GFS.
> > This NIC must me connected to the same physical network as the private
> > network between these nodes to communicate right>
> > You I get the some IPMI 101 basics>
>
> When you share the first NIC for IPMI and "normal" use, you need to
> use the same switch.  If possible, I'd choose to use this NIC
> exclusively for IPMI, connected to a dedicated switch for.
>
> In RHCS, just configure that card as "IPMI Lan", with its IP address,
> user and password (all changeable from the x366 BIOS) and "password"
> as authentication type.
>
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Filipe T Miranda
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