[Linux-cluster] Fence don't work with HP iLo2 (fw.1.42

[Lon Hohberger]

On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 13:48 -0600, Ryan O'Hara wrote:
> m.. mm.. wrote:
> > I don't get it working:
> > This error message comes..when i try to fence node2.
> > 
> > Jan 12 20:38:57 xxx4n1 fence_node[20776]: agent "fence_ipmilan" reports: Rebooting machine @ IPMI:192.168.69.4...ipmilan: Failed to connect after 30 seconds Failed
> > Jan 12 20:38:57 xxx4n1 ccsd[3239]: Attempt to close an unopened CCS descriptor (142830).
> > Jan 12 20:38:57 xxx4n1 ccsd[3239]: Error while processing disconnect: Invalid request descriptor
> > 
> > Some ideas?
> 
> Actually, I'm not sure that IPMI will work with your hardware. Some of 
> the HP machines come with "ILO MP", which does support IPMI. In that 
> case, you would want to use IPMI to do fencing. I'm not familiar with 
> your hardware, but I am guessing that you don't have ILO MP, and thus 
> IPMI is not going to work.

FWIW, I was wrong - I was thinking ilo MP, not ilo2.  Sorry for the
confusion.

Thanks, Ryan.

-- Lon