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Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: inter
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Albert Chu |
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Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error |
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Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:24:39 -0700 |
Awesome. If you could, perhaps update the stackoverflow with the
solution.
Al
On Tue, 2017-07-18 at 17:16 -0700, Sohan Chowdary Kollu wrote:
> I have set the driver to -1 to use default . It worked like a charm.
> Thanks a lot.
>
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Albert Chu <address@hidden> wrote:
> There's clearly some communication problems with the
> motherboard,
> leading to the "internal IPMI errors". Many times we send a
> request and
> don't even see a response. In atleast one case before, the
> response
> wasn't even a fully formed packet.
>
> But this made me realize what is the possible problem.
>
> When you run IPMI commands (i.e. ipmi-sensors), are you using
> one of the
> kernel device drivers (e.g. linux defaults to /dev/ipmi0) as
> your
> communication driver?
>
> The default ipmimonitoring-sensors example happens to use the
> KCS
> driver, which is separate and not related to the kernel one.
> It may be
> conflicting w/ the kernel device driver. Effectively they are
> both
> doing communication to the BMC but not sharing a lock.
>
> If you are using /dev/ipmi0, if you changed the
> ipmimonitoring example
> to use the IPMI_MONITORING_DRIVER_TYPE_OPENIPMI driver,
> thing'll
> probably work out.
>
> Al
>
> On Tue, 2017-07-18 at 11:43 -0700, Sohan Chowdary Kollu wrote:
> > I am using 1.5.5 version.
> >
> > Below are the packet details along with errors. Except for
> the 3rd
> > scenario all other errors are very frequent
> >
> >
> > 1)
> >
> > Failed right away (first sdr request in the trace)
> >
> >
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ Ah] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache.c,
> ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache_load, 314):
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_open: internal IPMI error
> >
> > ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error
> >
> >
> > 2)
> >
> > a) Failed right away (first sdr request in the trace)
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ Ah] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache.c,
> _ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache_retrieve,
> > 223): ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> >
> > ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error
> >
> >
> > b) Failed after going though some sdr requests
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Get SDR Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ Ah] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 23h] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > [ 8820h] = reservation_id[16b]
> >
> > [ 82h] = record_id[16b]
> >
> > [ 25h] = offset_into_record[ 8b]
> >
> > [ 10h] = bytes_to_read[ 8b]
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache.c,
> _ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache_retrieve,
> > 223): ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI error
> >
> > ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error
> >
> >
> > 3)
> >
> > Failed right away (first sdr request in the trace). Seen
> this only
> > twice
> >
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Get SDR Repository Info Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ Ah] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 20h] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache.c,
> ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache_load, 336):
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_open: internal IPMI error
> >
> > ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error
> >
> >
> > 4)
> >
> > a) Failed at Reading Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Get Sensor Reading Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ 4h] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 2Dh] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > [ B0h] = sensor_number[ 8b]
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring_sensor_reading.c, _get_sensor_reading,
> 356):
> > ipmi_sensor_read: internal IPMI error
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring.c,
> _ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id,
> > 1449): ipmi_sdr_cache_iterate: error returned in callback
> >
> > ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error
> >
> >
> > b) Failed at Reading Response
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Get Sensor Reading Request
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ 4h] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 2Dh] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > [ 90h] = sensor_number[ 8b]
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Get Sensor Reading Response
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > KCS Header:
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = lun[ 2b]
> >
> > [ 5h] = net_fn[ 6b]
> >
> > IPMI Command Data:
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > [ 0h] = cmd[ 8b]
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring_sensor_reading.c, _get_sensor_reading,
> 356):
> > ipmi_sensor_read: internal IPMI error
> >
> > (ipmi_monitoring.c,
> _ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id,
> > 1449): ipmi_sdr_cache_iterate: error returned in callback
> >
> > ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal error
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Albert Chu
> <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > What version of FreeIPMI are you using? The line
> numbers
> > don't quite line up with the master branch.
> >
> >
> > Also, could you set
> IPMI_MONITORING_FLAGS_DEBUG_IPMI_PACKETS
> > and show the IPMI packet that occurs right before
> the error
> > line?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Al
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 4:28 PM, Sohan Chowdary
> Kollu
> > <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi Albert,
> >
> > Thanks for quick response. I have set the
> flags for
> > debugging and found it failing at one of the
> three
> > instances below in different runs.
> >
> > 1) (ipmi_monitoring_sensor_reading.c,
> > _get_sensor_reading, 356): ipmi_sensor_read:
> internal
> > system error(ipmi_monitoring.c,
> >
> _ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id, 1449):
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_iterate: error returned in
> callback
> >
> ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id: internal
> > error
> > 2)(ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache.c,
> > ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache_load, 314):
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_open: internal IPMI
> > error
> ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id:
> > internal error
> >
> >
> > 3) (ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache.c,
> > _ipmi_monitoring_sdr_cache_retrieve, 223):
> > ipmi_sdr_cache_create: internal IPMI
> > error
> ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id:
> > internal error
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Albert Chu
> > <address@hidden> wrote:
> > The "internal error" indicates some
> logical
> > error that the library
> > doesn't know how to handle. Given
> its coming
> > from
> >
> ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id
> > and it occurs when you run
> > the program back to back, I would
> bet there is
> > some internal IPMI issue
> > on your system. Perhaps its a new
> error code
> > or something like that
> > that I do not handle gracefully
> correctly.
> >
> > To try and debug, could you set the
> flag
> > "IPMI_MONITORING_FLAGS_DEBUG |
> >
> IPMI_MONITORING_FLAGS_DEBUG_IPMI_PACKETS" when
> > calling
> > ipmimonitoring_init() in the example
> code.
> > Hopefully that'll be enough
> > to figure out the issue.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > On Mon, 2017-07-17 at 13:03 -0700,
> Sohan
> > Chowdary Kollu wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am executing the
> ipmimonitoring-sensors.c
> > example provided in the
> > > freeipmi library. It throws
> internal error
> > sometimes. Issue is
> > > reproducible when i execute the
> program back
> > to back couple of times.
> > > I need to wait approximately 30
> sec or more
> > after the last execution
> > > for the program to run properly.
> > >
> > >
> > > This is the error
> >
> ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id:
> > > internal error
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I ran some of the commands on
> terminal back
> > to back , including
> > > ipmi-sensors with group option,
> > ipmimonitoring etc. None of them
> thew
> > > any errors. Error occurs only when
> i am use
> > the API.
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone faced this issue
> before? If yes,
> > can you tell me how to
> > > avoid it
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sohan
> >
> > >
> >
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> >
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> >
> > --
> > Albert Chu
> > address@hidden
> > Computer Scientist
> > High Performance Systems Division
> > Lawrence Livermore National
> Laboratory
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Sohan
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Sohan
>
> --
> Albert Chu
> address@hidden
> Computer Scientist
> High Performance Systems Division
> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Sohan
--
Albert Chu
address@hidden
Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory