Asset ID:	1-71-1006336.1
Update Date:	2010-12-16
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Solution Type  Technical Instruction Sure

Solution  1006336.1 :   Sun Fire [TM] v60x/v65x, Sun LX50: Setting up IPMI, from the Diagnostic CD, to be controlled remotely by a Linux or Solaris server  


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208895

Description
IPMI, or Intelligent Platform Management Interface, defines common, abstracted,
message-based interfaces to intelligent platform management hardware, as well as common records for describing platform management devices and their characteristics.

Similar to Lights-Out-Management (LOM), it provides a means to enable "always available" manageability of a given system, independent of what is loaded on the platform (Solaris, Linux, Windows, etc).
Through IPMI, one can remotely
- Start and stop Serial Over LAN mode.
- Remotely power on or off a server
- Remotely reset the server
- Request machine identifiers
- Read sensor values
- Read the System Event Log (SEL)
- Display the network configuration of the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

Steps to Follow
To remotely manage a Sun Fire[TM] v60x/v65x using IPMItool from a remote system, you will need to do the following:

1. Enable LAN Access Mode on the v60x/v65x.

     a. Boot into the Service Partition by pressing <F4> during POST, or boot off the Diagnostic CD that accompanied the system.

     b. Select System Setup Utility (SSU) tab on the resulting screen

     c. Select Platform Event Manager (PEM) from the available options, using the cursor keys

     d. Tab over to Configure LAN, and press <Enter>

     e. To require a password for remote access, it is recommended to use ipmitool to make these adjustments. See Symptom Resolution <Document: 1007716.1> for additional information.

     f. For LAN Access Mode, select one of the following:

          Always Available: a remote system can initiate a LAN connection regardless of the state of health of the server

          Restricted: a remote system can initiate a LAN connection, but cannot perform control operations such as power down, reset, or front panel NMI.

          Disabled: remote systems are not allowed to initiate LAN connections

     g. Select in the IP Setup box whether the address of the server is automatically assigned by another server (DHCP), or is assigned (Static). If the address is assigned, fill in the Host IP address, Gateway IP address, and Subnet Mask fields directly below that box.

     h. Tab over to Save to save the changes.

2. Install IPMItool on the remote system.

     a. Download the utility available for the platform on the remote system from http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/, under Download.

     b. Install the ipmitool package. If you are using Red Hat, for instance, run the command:

          # rpm -ivh ipmitool-<version>.rpm

3. Remotely manage the system. At this point, the system can be powered on/off remotely, sensors can be read off the BMC, etc, by using the ipmitool. Example:

     # IPMI_PASSWORD=<password> ipmitool -I lan -H <hostname_or_IP> -E chassis power on

This is assuming that a password was set. For more information on other available options with ipmitool, please see the man page for ipmitool.

Product
Linux
Solaris
Sun LX50 Server
Sun Fire V65x Server
Sun Fire V60x Server

Internal Comments
http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm (spec)
http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/ (ipmitool)
http://openipmi.sourceforge.net/ (OpenIPMI)
http://buttersideup.com/docs/howto/IPMI_on_Debian.html (nice tutorial)

ipmitool, BMC, LAN Access Mode, SSU, PEM, IPMI, remote, management
Previously Published As
80302

Change History
Products Linux and Solaris in Product Statement are too broad. Need to have all
specific versions. Any SME is free to make these changes.
Product_uuid
328216a6-224e-11d6-8fac-a86d29cef120|Linux
3285bfa4-224e-11d6-8eb3-843d3a923213|Solaris
3ec6b261-c75c-437c-85d9-2a441f74adc8|Sun LX50 Server
079e9bbc-0ee3-11d7-8c50-f1061905b56f|Sun Fire V65x Server
03728cec-0ee3-11d7-9be8-dd41f651e0a3|Sun Fire V60x Server

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