Re: [Freeipmi-users] Automated testing

[Al Chu]

Hi,

> Chassis Controller:  This is the top level thing.  Its got a web interface
and tells everything else when to power on/off, etc.

I'm not 100% sure if this is a common term, but it could be.  It need not
be a web interface in my opinion (there's no GUI in FreeIPMI).  I think in 
general
you're looking for a IPMI "client" where as the BMC is the "server".  The
FreeIPMI tools implement the "client side".

> 1) Does this seem like a reasonable setup?
> 2) Will I be able to use freeipmi for testing, (and hopefully automated
testing)?

1 & 2 seems reasonable and FreeIPMI commands should do the job.

> 3) I'm assuming the Chassis Controller keeps the SEL and SDR?  If so then I
wont be able to test either of those until I get a Chassis Controller,
right?

By "keep", do you mean "cache"?  The tools ipmi-sel and ipmi-sensor do cache
the SDR it downloads from the BMC.

> 4) Is it possible for freeipmi to act as a Chassis Controller (of any sort)?

In the sense of "client side" tools, yes.

> 5) If I find some command thats not supported (say a device command that
bmc-device doesnt have an option for), would ipmi-raw be something I can
turn to?  Is there a better option?

Yes, ipmi-raw is perfect for that.

Hope that helps,

Al


On 2/7/24 18:44, Andy Colson wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm a beginner with IPMI and IPMB, so I may not be asking the right
> questions, or using the right terminology.  So first off, terminology:
> Chassis Controller:  This is the top level thing.  Its got a web interface
> and tells everything else when to power on/off, etc.
> Board Management Controller (BMC): Is a sub level controller.  There can be
> several of these in a Chassis.
> IPMB: IPMI over I2C.
>
> I'm creating a BMC and currently I don't have a Chassis Controller to test
> with.  I'm hoping the bmc-info, bmc-device, etc will be something I can use
> to test my BMC.  I have a Raspberry Pi and have connected it via I2C to my
> custom device.  At some point I'll take my custom device and plug it into a
> Chassis and hope that the Chassis Controller will power me on/off, etc.
>
> My questions:
> 1) Does this seem like a reasonable setup?
> 2) Will I be able to use freeipmi for testing, (and hopefully automated
> testing)?
> 3) I'm assuming the Chassis Controller keeps the SEL and SDR?  If so then I
> wont be able to test either of those until I get a Chassis Controller,
> right?
> 4) Is it possible for freeipmi to act as a Chassis Controller (of any sort)?
> 5) If I find some command thats not supported (say a device command that
> bmc-device doesnt have an option for), would ipmi-raw be something I can
> turn to?  Is there a better option?
>
> I appreciate your time,
> -Andy
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Al Chu
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