[Linux-cluster] do I have a fence DRAC device?

Juan Ramon Martin Blanco robejrm at gmail.com
Tue Aug 11 12:14:03 UTC 2009


On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:03 PM, ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks
> I´ll check it when I could reboot the server.
>
> greetings,
>
You have a BMC ipmi in the first network interface, it can be configured at
boot time (I don't  remember if inside the BIOS or pressing cntrl+something
during boot)

Greetings,
Juanra

>
> ESG
>
> 2009/8/10 Paras pradhan <pradhanparas at gmail.com>
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 5:24 AM, ESGLinux<esggrupos at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> > I was designing a 2 node cluster and I was going to use 2 servers DELL
>> > PowerEdge 1950. I was going to buy a DRAC card to use for fencing but
>> > running several commands in the servers I have noticed that when I run
>> this
>> > command:
>> > #ipmitool lan print
>> > Set in Progress : Set Complete
>> > Auth Type Support : NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
>> > Auth Type Enable : Callback : MD2 MD5
>> >                         : User : MD2 MD5
>> >                         : Operator : MD2 MD5
>> >                         : Admin : MD2 MD5
>> >                         : OEM : MD2 MD5
>> > IP Address Source : Static Address
>> > IP Address : 0.0.0.0
>> > Subnet Mask : 0.0.0.0
>> > MAC Address : 00:1e:c9:ae:6f:7e
>> > SNMP Community String : public
>> > IP Header : TTL=0x40 Flags=0x40 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x10
>> > Default Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0
>> > Default Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00
>> > Backup Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0
>> > Backup Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00
>> > 802.1q VLAN ID : Disabled
>> > 802.1q VLAN Priority : 0
>> > RMCP+ Cipher Suites : 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
>> > Cipher Suite Priv Max : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>> >                         : X=Cipher Suite Unused
>> >                         : c=CALLBACK
>> >                         : u=USER
>> >                         : o=OPERATOR
>> >                         : a=ADMIN
>> >                         : O=OEM
>> > does this mean that I already have an ipmi card (not configured) that I
>> can
>> > use for fencing? if the anwser is yes, where hell must I configure it? I
>> > don´t see wher can I do it.
>> > If I haven´t a fencing device which one do you recommed to use?
>> > Thanks in advance
>> > ESG
>> >
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>>
>> Yes you have IPMI and if you are using 1950 Dell, DRAC should be there
>> too. You can see if you have DRAC or not when the server starts and
>> before the loading of the OS.
>>
>> I have 1850s and I am using DRAC for fencing.
>>
>>
>> Paras.
>>
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