Re: [Freeipmi-users] VLAN configuration for the Supermicro AOC-SIMSO?

[Patrick Michael Kane]

Al:

Thanks for the lightning quick reply.  There's a space for VLAN
configuration in the bios, but let me double-check the docs -- maybe
that's a red herring.

* Al Chu (address@hidden) [081224 09:03]:
> Hey Patrick,
> 
> I have a number of supermicro boards as well, and they do not support
> VLAN configuration via IPMI.  So I would bet that it's just not
> supported on your motherboards as well.  We can verify if you run
> --checkout along with --debug (and --section=lan_conf to shorten the
> output).  You should get some debug output indicating vlan parameters
> can't be checked out, like:
> 
> pwoprjr2: IPMI Command Data:
> pwoprjr2: ------------------
> pwoprjr2: [               2h] = cmd[ 8b]
> pwoprjr2: [              80h] = comp_code[ 8b]
> pwoprjr2: IPMI Trailer:
> pwoprjr2: --------------
> pwoprjr2: [               2h] = checksum2[ 8b]
> ipmi_cmd_get_lan_configuration_parameters_vlan_id: bad completion code
> 
> the 80h in the completion code means "parameter not supported".
> 
> Al
> 
> On Wed, 2008-12-24 at 08:47 -0800, Patrick Michael Kane wrote:
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I have 16 Supermicro X7DCT systems with the AOC-SIMSO card.  FreeIPMI
> > works great, generally, but when I export the BMC configuration using
> > bmc-config, I don't see the VLAN configuration anywhere in the
> > checked out configuration.
> > 
> > Is there a way to modify the VLAN configuration on this BMC from the
> > command line?  Or am I stuck futzing with it at the BIOS?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Best,

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Patrick Michael Kane
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