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Re: [Freeipmi-users] Rookie questions on using SOL
From: |
Albert Chu |
Subject: |
Re: [Freeipmi-users] Rookie questions on using SOL |
Date: |
Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:24:12 -0800 |
On Mon, 2018-01-22 at 15:18 -0800, Albert Chu wrote:
> > I am not sure if it is enabled in the server BIOS as I currently do
> > not have a way to access it. If it was working in the webGUI,
> > would
> > that imply that it IS turned on in the BIOS?
>
> I don't know if this is a valid assumption. My general tips and
> tricks
> are documented in the FAQ below:
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/freeipmi-faq.html#What-setup-is
> -n
> eeded-for-Serial-over-LAN-_0028SOL_0029-or-Ipmiconsole_003f
>
> (I now see that the link in part 3 is broken, and I should find a new
> page that describes newer modern Linux systems)
>
> Perhaps you did not enable SOL for the user you logged in with?
>
> Did you ensure that this Linux agetty is running and redirecting out
> of the appropriate ttySX?
I just realized you aren't trying to login via console, so you can
ignore this last line.
If you have not modified your BIOS at all, I suspect that may be the
big reason. As the BIOS may not be redirecting anything to serial at
all.
Al
> Al
>
> On Sun, 2018-01-21 at 12:50 +0000, Ben Oliver wrote:
> > I have an Asrock Rack C2750D4I with ipmi
> >
> > My experience with using it has been exclusively through the webGUI
> > and
> > the java applet they provide to access console output over the LAN.
> >
> > Unfortunately, for some reason I cannot figure out, the webGUI now
> > fails
> > to respond. An arp-scan showed it stil had an ip on the network so
> > I
> > googled around and found this project. Sure enough, I can access it
> > with
> > ipmi-config and see the setup.
> >
> > I am primarily trying to establish an SOL connection to monitor
> > reboots
> > when I do server upgrades.
> >
> > As a bonus, it would be nice to get the webGUI back, or at least
> > disable
> > it and use only freeipmi.
> >
> > So far I have tried ipmiconsole and it says
> >
> > [SOL established]
> >
> > but nothing else.
> >
> > I have added
> >
> > SERIAL 0 38400
> >
> > to my syslinux config on my laptop to enable serial console.
> >
> > The SOL_Conf section on the server reads as follows:
> >
> > Section SOL_Conf
> > ## Possible values: Yes/No
> > Enable_SOL Yes
> > ## Possible values:
> > Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary
> > SOL_Privilege_Level User
> > ## Possible values: Yes/No
> > Force_SOL_Payload_Authentication No
> > ## Possible values: Yes/No
> > Force_SOL_Payload_Encryption No
> > ## Give a non-zero valid integer. Each unit is 5ms
> > Character_Accumulate_Interval 12
> > ## Give a valid number
> > Character_Send_Threshold 96
> > ## Give a valid integer
> > SOL_Retry_Count 7
> > ## Give a valid integer. Interval unit is 10ms
> > SOL_Retry_Interval 50
> > ## Possible values: Serial/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200
> > Non_Volatile_Bit_Rate 38400
> > ## Possible values: Serial/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200
> > Volatile_Bit_Rate 38400
> > ## Give a valid port number
> > ## SOL_Payload_Port_Number 623
> > EndSection
> >
> > I am not sure if it is enabled in the server BIOS as I currently do
> > not
> > have a way to access it. If it was working in the webGUI, would
> > that
> > imply that it IS turned on in the BIOS?
> >
> > Is there anything I am missing that I should be doing to get this
> > to
> > work?
> >
> > I'm sorry to be so vague, I am very much flying blind here and am
> > only
> > trying freeipmi for the first time today.
> >
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Albert Chu
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Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory