Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2.0 User’s Guide

ILOM supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), which enables you to use a command-line interface to monitor and control your server platform, as well as to retrieve information about your server platform.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• IPMI Overview
• ILOM and IPMI
• Using IPMItool
• IPMI Alerts
• IPMItool Examples

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IPMI Overview

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is an open industry-standard interface that was designed primarily for out-of-band management of server systems over a number of different types of networks. IPMI functionality includes field-replaceable unit (FRU) inventory reporting, system monitoring, logging of system events, system recovery (including local and remote system resets and power on and power off capabilities), and alerting. IPMI functions independently of the main processor and operating system.

The independent monitoring, logging, and access functions available through IPMI provide a certain amount of manageability that is built into the platform hardware. IPMI also supports systems when there is no system management software available for a particular operating system or when you elect not to install or load the system management software.

ILOM is compliant with IPMI v1.5 and v2.0.

Additional information, including detailed specifications about IPMI, is available at the following sites:

http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm

http://openipmi.sourceforge.net

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ILOM and IPMI

IPMI defines a specific way for embedded management subsystems to communicate. IPMI information is exchanged through Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs), which are located on IPMI-compliant hardware components. Using low-level hardware intelligence rather than the operating system has two main benefits: first, this configuration enables out-of-band server management, and second, the operating system is not burdened with transporting system status data.

The service processors (SPs) on your server or blades are IPMI v2.0 compliant. You can acess IPMI functionality through the command line using the IPMItool utility either in-band or out-of-band. Additionally, you can generate IPMI-specific traps from the ILOM web interface, or manage the SP’s IPMI functions from any external management solution that is IPMI v1.5 or v2.0 compliant.

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Using IPMItool

IPMItool is an open-source, simple command-line interface (CLI) utility for managing and configuring IPMI-enabled devices. IPMItool can manage the IPMI functions of either the local system or a remote system. You can use the IPMItool utility to perform IPMI functions with a kernel device driver or over a LAN interface. You can download IPMItool from this site:

http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/

You can do the following with IPMItool:

• Read the Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository.
• Print sensor values.
• Display the contents of the System Event Log (SEL).
• Print field-replaceable unit (FRU) inventory information.
• Read and set LAN configuration parameters.
• Perform remote chassis power control.

Detailed information about IPMItool is provided in a man page that is available from this site:

http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html

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IPMI Alerts

ILOM supports alerts in the form of IPMI Platform Event Trap (PET) alerts. Alerts provide advance warning of possible system failures. Alert configuration is available from the SP on your server or blade. IPMI PET alerts are supported on all Sun server platforms and modules, with the exception of the Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM).

Each Sun server platform is equipped with a number of IPMI-compliant sensors that measure voltages, temperatures, and other service-related attributes of the system. ILOM automatically polls these sensors and posts any events crossing a threshold to an ILOM event log. In addition, ILOM generates alert messages to one or more alert destinations that you specify with IP address(es). The alert destination specified must support the receipt of IPMI PET messages. If the alert destination does not support IPMI PET messages, the alert recipient will not be able to decode the alert message.

When configuring IPMI PET alerts, you must also specify an alert level, which filters alert messages so that alert recipients only recieve those messages that they are most interested in receiving. ILOM provides five alert levels, with Minor being the lowest alert offered:

• Minor - Generates alerts for informational events, upper and lower lower
  non-critical events, upper and lower critical events, and, upper and lower non-recoverable events.
• Major - Generates alerts about upper and lower non-critical events, upper and lower critical events, and, upper and lower non-recoverable events.
• Critical - Generates alerts for upper and lower critical events and upper and lower non-recoverable events.
• Down - Generates alerts for only upper non-recoverable and lower non-recoverable events.
• Disabled - Disables the alert. ILOM will not generate an alert message.

For information about managing alert rule configurations, including how to modify an alert rule, disable and alert rule, and generate a test alert, see Manage Alert Rule Configurations Using the ILOM Web Interface and Manage Alert Rule Configurations Using the ILOM CLI.

For a description of ILOM CLI commands for managing alert rule configurations, see CLI Commands for Managing Alert Rule Configurations.

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IPMItool Examples

The following are examples of how you can use IPMItool. In the examples, 10.8.136.165 is the IP address of ILOM. The interface can be bmc, lan, or lanplus on Solaris systems; open on Linux systems; and ms on Windows systems. When you use the ipmitool command on a Windows system, you need to add the .exe extension to the ipmitool command (ipmitool.exe). The commands are common to all platforms. However, the output (sensor names, values, thresholds, and so forth) are platform specific.

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -I lanplus -U root -P changeme sdr list
/SYS/T_AMB       | 24 degrees C      		 	 	| ok
/RFM0/FAN1_SPEED | 7110 RPM          | ok
/RFM0/FAN2_SPEED | 5880 RPM          | ok
/RFM1/FAN1_SPEED | 5880 RPM          | ok
/RFM1/FAN2_SPEED | 6360 RPM          | ok
/RFM2/FAN1_SPEED | 5610 RPM          | ok
/RFM2/FAN2_SPEED | 6510 RPM          | ok
/RFM3/FAN1_SPEED | 6000 RPM          | ok
/RFM3/FAN2_SPEED | 7110 RPM          | ok
/RFM4/FAN1_SPEED | 6360 RPM          | ok
/RFM4/FAN2_SPEED | 5610 RPM          | ok
/RFM5/FAN1_SPEED | 5640 RPM          | ok
/RFM5/FAN2_SPEED | 6510 RPM          | ok
/RFM6/FAN1_SPEED | 6180 RPM          | ok
/RFM6/FAN2_SPEED | 6000 RPM          | ok
/RFM7/FAN1_SPEED | 6330 RPM          | ok
/RFM7/FAN2_SPEED | 6330 RPM          | ok
/RFM8/FAN1_SPEED | 6510 RPM          | ok
/RFM8/FAN2_SPEED | 5610 RPM          | ok

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -v -I lanplus -U root -P changeme sensor get /SYS/T_AMB
Locating sensor record...
Sensor ID              : /SYS/T_AMB (0x8)
 Entity ID             : 41.0
 Sensor Type (Analog)  : Temperature
 Sensor Reading        : 24 (+/- 0) degrees C
 Status                : ok
 Lower Non-Recoverable : 0.000
 Lower Critical        : 4.000
 Lower Non-Critical    : 10.000
 Upper Non-Critical    : 35.000
 Upper Critical        : 40.000
 Upper Non-Recoverable : 45.000
 Assertions Enabled    : lnc- lcr- lnr- unc+ ucr+ unr+
 Deassertions Enabled  : lnc- lcr- lnr- unc+ ucr+ unr+

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -v -I lanplus -U root -P changeme chassis power on

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -v -I lanplus -U root -P changeme chassis power off

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -v -I lanplus -U root -P changeme chassis power cycle

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -v -I lanplus -U root -P changeme chassis power soft

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -v -I lanplus -U root -P changeme fru print
FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0)
 Board Product         : ASSY,ANDY,4SKT_PCI-E,BLADE
 Board Serial          : 0000000-7001
 Board Part Number     : 501-7738-01
 Board Extra           : AXX_RevE_Blade
 Product Manufacturer  : SUN MICROSYSTEMS
 Product Name          : ILOM
  
FRU Device Description : /SYS (ID 4)
 Chassis Type          : Rack Mount Chassis
 Chassis Part Number   : 541-0251-05
 Chassis Serial        : 00:03:BA:CD:59:6F
 Board Product         : ASSY,ANDY,4SKT_PCI-E,BLADE
 Board Serial          : 0000000-7001
 Board Part Number     : 501-7738-01
 Board Extra           : AXX_RevE_Blade
 Product Manufacturer  : SUN MICROSYSTEMS
 Product Name          : SUN BLADE X8400 SERVER MODULE
 Product Part Number   : 602-0000-00
 Product Serial        : 0000000000
 Product Extra         : 080020ffffffffffffff0003baf15c5a
  
FRU Device Description : /P0 (ID 5)
 Product Manufacturer  : ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
 Product Part Number   : 0F21
 Product Version       : 2
  
FRU Device Description : /P0/D0 (ID 6)
 Product Manufacturer  : MICRON TECHNOLOGY
 Product Name          : 1024MB DDR 400 (PC3200) ECC
 Product Part Number   : 18VDDF12872Y-40BD3
 Product Version       : 0300
 Product Serial        : D50209DA
 Product Extra         : 0190
 Product Extra         : 0400
  
FRU Device Description : /P0/D1 (ID 7)
 Product Manufacturer  : MICRON TECHNOLOGY
 Product Name          : 1024MB DDR 400 (PC3200) ECC
 Product Part Number   : 18VDDF12872Y-40BD3
 Product Version       : 0300
 Product Serial        : D50209DE
 Product Extra         : 0190
 Product Extra         : 0400

$ ipmitool -H 10.8.136.165 -I lanplus -U root -P changeme sel list
 100 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Power Unit #0x78 | State Deasserted
 200 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Power Supply #0xa2 | Predictive Failure Asserted
 300 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Power Supply #0xba | Predictive Failure Asserted
 400 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Power Supply #0xc0 | Predictive Failure Asserted
 500 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Power Supply #0xb4 | Predictive Failure Asserted
 600 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:24 | Power Supply #0xa3 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 700 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:25 | Power Supply #0xaa | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 800 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:25 | Power Supply #0xbc | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 900 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:26 | Power Supply #0xa2 | Predictive Failure Asserted
 a00 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:26 | Power Supply #0xa8 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 b00 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:26 | Power Supply #0xb6 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 c00 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:26 | Power Supply #0xbb | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 d00 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:26 | Power Supply #0xc2 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 e00 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:27 | Power Supply #0xb0 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
 f00 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:27 | Power Supply #0xb5 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
1000 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:27 | Power Supply #0xba | Predictive Failure Asserted
1100 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:27 | Power Supply #0xc0 | Predictive Failure Asserted
1200 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:28 | Power Supply #0xa9 | Predictive Failure Deasserted
1300 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:28 | Power Supply #0xae | Predictive Failure Deasserted
1400 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:28 | Power Supply #0xb4 | Predictive Failure Asserted
1500 | 04/05/2007 | 12:03:28 | Power Supply #0xbe | Predictive Failure Deasserted

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