Re: [Freeipmi-users] pstdout_launch: unknown internal error encountered with 319 hosts and --consolidate-output --quiet-readings

[Al Chu]

Hey Chris,

On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 11:53 -0400, Chris Harwell wrote:
> Greetings freeipmi users,
> 
> I've really enjoyed using freeipmi - it is a great tool. I
> particularly like how the host range syntax works and simplifies
> certain tasks.

Thanks.

> I've recently run into a case where freeipmi fails and hope you can
> offer some help or advice.
> 
> This fails:
>  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom  --consolidate-output
> --quiet-readings
> also where the second number is 319 fails.
> 
> These invocations work:
>   ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --consolidate-output
>   ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-318]-lom --consolidate-output
> --quiet-readings
>   ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom
>   ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-318]-lom --consolidate-output
>   ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --consolidate-output
>   ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --quiet-readings
> 
> when it fails the output looks like this:
> $  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --consolidate-output
> --quiet-readings
> pstdout_launch: unknown internal error
> 
> I encounter this in the several versions I could check quickly 0.6.5,
> 0.7.12 and 0.7.13:
> :bin$ ipmi-sensors -V
> ipmi-sensors - 0.7.13
> 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.
> drdenws02:bin$  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h drdb[0001-319]-lom -u ADMIN -p
> ADMIN --consolidate-output --quiet-readings
> pstdout_launch: unknown internal error
> 
> debug output is copious, the last bit looks like this:
> xxxx0317-lom: IPMI Command Data:
> xxxx0317-lom: ------------------
> xxxx0317-lom: [              3Ch] = cmd[ 8b]
> xxxx0317-lom: [               0h] = comp_code[ 8b]
> xxxx0317-lom: IPMI Trailer:
> xxxx0317-lom: --------------
> xxxx0317-lom: [              23h] = checksum2[ 8b]
> pstdout_launch: unknown internal error
> 
> Please advise  - am I running into a known limitation or just using
> this wrong? Is there other information I ought to provide?

In all liklihood there is some corner case in the hostrange parsing.
I'll take a look into it and get back to you if I need any more info.

Thanks,
Al

> Thanks in advance,
> Chris Harwell
> 
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Albert Chu
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