diff --git a/pages/IPMItool.md b/pages/IPMItool.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..090f721 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/IPMItool.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +# Installing IPMItool + +## Install, of course + +``` +apt-get install ipmitool +``` + +which will, among other things, produce + +``` +[....] Starting IPMI event daemon ipmievdipmievd: using pidfile /var/run/ipmievd.pid0 +Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory +Unable to open interface + failed! +invoke-rc.d: initscript ipmievd, action "start" failed. +Unable to start ipmievd during installation. Trying to disable. +``` + +## Enable IPMI + +``` +modprobe ipmi_devintf +modprobe ipmi_si +``` + +## Test + +``` +vm0.dfw.rg.net:/root# ipmitool lan print 1 +Set in Progress : Set Complete +Auth Type Support : MD2 MD5 OEM +Auth Type Enable : Callback : MD2 MD5 OEM + : User : MD2 MD5 OEM + : Operator : MD2 MD5 OEM + : Admin : MD2 MD5 OEM + : OEM : +IP Address Source : Static Address +IP Address : 198.666.42.34 +Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.192 +MAC Address : 00:30:48:f6:38:15 +SNMP Community String : AMI +IP Header : TTL=0x00 Flags=0x00 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x00 +BMC ARP Control : ARP Responses Enabled, Gratuitous ARP Disabled +Gratituous ARP Intrvl : 0.0 seconds +Default Gateway IP : 198.666.42.1 +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 : 1,2,3,6,7,8,11,12,0 +Cipher Suite Priv Max : aaaaXXaaaXXaaXX + : X=Cipher Suite Unused + : c=CALLBACK + : u=USER + : o=OPERATOR + : a=ADMIN + : O=OEM +``` + +## Configure IPMI Using ipmitool + +Addresses and passwords have been changed to protect the guilty. + +``` +ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static +ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 198.666.42.37 +ipmitool lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0 +ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 198.666.42.1 +ipmitool user set password 2 omphamoskepsis +ipmitool user set name 3 admin +ipmitool user enable 3 +ipmitool user set password 3 omphamoskepsis +ipmitool channel setaccess 1 3 privilege=4 +``` \ No newline at end of file