Re: [Freeipmi-users] ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error

[Al Chu]

Oops, forgot to cut and paste in what the payload was supposed to look
like:

[              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
[               0h] = comp_code[ 8b]
[               1h] = sdr_version_major[ 4b]
[               5h] = sdr_version_minor[ 4b]
[              20h] = record_count[16b]
[            FFFEh] = free_space[16b]
[               0h] = most_recent_addition_timestamp[32b]
[               0h] = most_recent_erase_timestamp[32b]
[               0h] =
get_sdr_repository_allocation_info_command_supported[ 1b]
[               1h] = reserve_sdr_repository_command_supported[ 1b]
[               0h] = partial_add_sdr_command_supported[ 1b]
[               0h] = delete_sdr_command_supported[ 1b]
[               0h] = reserved[ 1b]
[               2h] =
modal_non_modal_sdr_repository_update_operation_supported[ 2b]
[               0h] = overflow_flag[ 1b]

Al

On Tue, 2010-11-09 at 10:21 -0800, Al Chu wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> Gut feeling is that something is wrong with the BMC on that motherboard.
> 
> > [               0h] = record_count[ 8b]
> > 
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> 
> > [              1Ch] = record_count[16b]
> > 
> > [              80h] = free_space[ 8b]
> > 
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> 
> In the first payload above, you receive a 0 record_count, which is of
> course very bad.  Then in the below you get a (seemingly) correct
> record_count and an extra field.  The full payload of this packet is
> supposed to be something like this:
> 
> The fact that on 3-4 different rusn in your debug output, the SDR Info
> command is returning inconsistent data, incorrect data, and multiple
> sizes of payloads is very bad.
> 
> Do any other FreeIPMI commands work, like bmc-info, ipmi-sel, etc.
> 
> Al
> 
> On Tue, 2010-11-09 at 07:00 -0800, James Aaron Nix-Gomez wrote:
> > Good morning,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I am having problems using ipmi-sensors on a SuperMicro X8DTH-if.  I
> > consistently get "ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error" messages.  I
> > have attached the debug information below.  We have other SuperMicro
> > X8DTH-if machines, with slightly different RAID hardware, where ipmi-sensors
> > works flawlessly.  I would appreciate any advice on how to troubleshoot this
> > issue.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Aaron Nix-Gomez
> > 
> > Applied Physics Laboratory
> > 
> > University of Washington
> > 
> > address@hidden
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]# uname -a
> > 
> > Linux aaronacint2010 2.6.32.12-115.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 30 19:46:25
> > UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux 
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]# ipmi-sensors --version
> > 
> > ipmi-sensors - 0.7.12
> > 
> > Copyright (C) 2003-2008 FreeIPMI Core Team
> > 
> > This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
> > 
> > the GNU General Public License.  This program has absolutely no warranty.
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]# ipmi-sensors --debug
> > 
> > Caching SDR repository information:
> > /root/.freeipmi/sdr-cache/sdr-cache-aaronacint2010.localhost
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > [              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Response
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > [              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> > 
> > [               0h] = comp_code[ 8b]
> > 
> > [               1h] = sdr_version_major[ 4b]
> > 
> > [               5h] = sdr_version_minor[ 4b]
> > 
> > [               0h] = record_count[ 8b]
> > 
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]# ipmi-sensors --debug
> > 
> > Caching SDR repository information:
> > /root/.freeipmi/sdr-cache/sdr-cache-aaronacint2010.localhost
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > [              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Response
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]# ipmi-sensors --debug --sdr-cache-recreate
> > 
> > Caching SDR repository information:
> > /root/.freeipmi/sdr-cache/sdr-cache-aaronacint2010.localhost
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > [              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Response
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]# ipmi-sensors --debug --sdr-cache-recreate
> > 
> > Caching SDR repository information:
> > /root/.freeipmi/sdr-cache/sdr-cache-aaronacint2010.localhost
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > [              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > Get SDR Repository Info Response
> > 
> > =====================================================
> > 
> > [              20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> > 
> > [               0h] = comp_code[ 8b]
> > 
> > [               1h] = sdr_version_major[ 4b]
> > 
> > [               5h] = sdr_version_minor[ 4b]
> > 
> > [              1Ch] = record_count[16b]
> > 
> > [              80h] = free_space[ 8b]
> > 
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> > 
> > address@hidden Aaron]#
> > 
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Albert Chu
address@hidden
Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory