[Freeipmi-users] Re: [Freeipmi-devel] FreeIPMI 0.8.0 Beta3 - Feedback Request

[Al Chu]

I've put up a beta3 release.

http://ftp.gluster.com/pub/freeipmi/qa-release/freeipmi-0.8.0.beta3.tar.gz

Changes from beta 2:

Fixed portability issues for netbsd.

Fixed some config file bugs.

Fixed some OEM-isms.

Al

On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 14:44 -0700, Al Chu wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I've put up a beta2 release here:
> 
> http://ftp.gluster.com/pub/freeipmi/qa-release/freeipmi-0.8.0.beta2.tar.gz
> 
> Changes from beta 1:
> 
> I've modified the ipmi-sel output so there are only 2 levels of
> verbosity (former level 1 verbosity is now default).
> 
> Fixed some output corner cases.
> 
> Added --tail to ipmi-sel.
> 
> Fixed a shared sensors corner case.
> 
> Al
> 
> On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 13:35 -0700, Al Chu wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > 
> > I've put up a beta release of FreeIPMI 0.8.1.beta1 here:
> > 
> > http://ftp.gluster.com/pub/freeipmi/qa-release/freeipmi-0.8.0.beta1.tar.gz
> > 
> > I'd appreciate any testing, input, etc. from people.  There are a few
> > feature changes that I would like to get some input on.  I am open to
> > changing, reverting, or adjusting based on user input.  Attached to the
> > e-mail is the official NEWS release that lists all the changes in
> > glorious detail.
> > 
> > New ipmi-sensors/ipmi-sel/ipmimonitoring default output:
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > The default output of ipmi-sensors, ipmi-sel, and ipmimonitoring has
> > been modified for easier readability and consistency to each other.
> > Some information is not output but by default anymore and is available
> > through new options or increased verbosity.  A variety of new options
> > are available for alternate outputs too.
> > 
> > A) Do people like the new output format?  Is it easier to read (which is
> > my primary goal)?
> > 
> > B) Are there any options like --entity-sensor-names,
> > --no-sensor-type-output, --non-abbreviated-units, etc. that people think
> > should be default rather than an option?
> > 
> > C) Is there an output that should be default instead, or have an option
> > to give an alternate output?
> > 
> > D) Does the --legacy-output option not fully maintain backwards
> > compatability and break anybody's scripts??
> > 
> > Things I would appreciate testing on
> > ------------------------------------
> > 
> > I'd appreciate people trying them out on their systems to make sure
> > everything still outputs fine and I make any new corner cases.  I'm
> > particularly interested in ensuring I didn't break:
> > 
> > A) The --bridge-sensors options on ipmi-sensors and ipmimonitoring
> > 
> > B) Multirecords outputs on ipmi-fru.
> > 
> > C) Workarounds, most notably the Intel workarounds
> > 
> > D) The new ipmi-dcmi tool, which I have not been able to fully vet due
> > to lack of a system.
> > 
> > Any feedback would be appreciated before I release.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Al
> > 
> > 
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Albert Chu
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Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory