Re: [Freeipmi-users] OK, i give...

[Albert Chu]

> - Bring us the system, we will configure it for you.

UCAR is in Colorado, maybe you're confusing them with Nersc? :-)

Al


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----- Original Message -----
From: Anand Babu <address@hidden>
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 4:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-users] OK, i give...

> ,----[ Karl Hanzel <address@hidden> ]
> | I'm interested in using 'ipmipower' to control the up/down'ness 
> of a
> | host.  Of course there must be some form of
> | authentication/authorization involved, but it's not immediately
> | obvious how to set this up.
> | 
> | How does one set a user/password witm bmc-config?  Or am i barking
> | up the wrong tree?
> `----
> I usually try with simple or no authentication to get the basic IPMI
> working. Then experiment with advanced options. 
> 
> There is a tool in CVS called bmc-autoconfig which has a curses dialog
> wizard which helps you easily configure the BMC. 
> 
> Other options are 
> - I can send you a simple bmc.conf file. 
> - Give us remote access
> - Bring us the system, we will configure it for you.
> 
> ,----[ Karl Hanzel <address@hidden> ]
> | 
> | If i simply do a
> | 
> |    bmc-config --checkout --filename=/tmp/tmp
> | 
> | followed immediately (no editing of /tmp/tmp) by a
> | 
> |   bmc-config --commit --filename=/tmp/tmp
> | 
> | i get the following output:
> | 
> |    Commit Section <User2> Key <Username> Value <Operator> FAILED
> |    Commit Section <User3> Key <Username> Value <Administrator> 
> FAILED|    Commit Section <User4> Key <Username> Value <CallBack> 
> FAILED|    Commit Section <Misc> Key <Power_Restore_Policy> Value
> |    <Off_State_Ac_Apply> FAILED
> `----
> 
> This means, 
> * your BMC supports one "anonymous" user only, which is mandatory
> according to IPMI spec. Otherwise the BMC vendor may choose to
> implement up to 4. Anonymous user has no user name (blank).
> 
> * Off_State_Ac_Apply not supported.
> 
> Seems OK. Use anonymous userid only. 
> 
> It will help, if you please let us know your motherboard, output of
> bmc-info and "bmc-config -o". 
> 
> Happy Hacking,
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> Anand Babu 
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