Ping the Sideband Interface

Before You Begin

After you configure the Sideband Interface and SOL, as detailed in previous tasks, run ipmitool to connect the console.

1. Ping the Sideband Interface:

   # ping 10.7.100.180 PING 10.7.100.180 (10.7.100.180) 56(84) bytes of data
   64 bytes from 10.7.100.180: icmp_seq=0 ttl=54 time=78.0 ms
   64 bytes from 10.7.100.180: icmp_seq=5 ttl=54 time=77.1 ms

   If the Sideband Interface is set correctly, a response similar to that shown in the previous example will be displayed. If a response is not displayed, then either the Sideband Interface is improperly configured or something is not working on the NIC.

2. If the Sideband Interface configuration is incorrect, go back to previous tasks and reset the configuration as described.

3. If the Sideband Interface configuration is correct, yet the ping results in no reponse, check the status of the NIC.

   # clia sendcmd board IPMB addr 2E 8D 00 00 2A 00 00
   # clia sendcmd 9a 2E 8D 00 00 2A 00 00
   Pigeon Point Shelf Manager Command Line Interpreter
   Completion code: 0x0 (0)
   Response data: 00 00 2A B2 00

   In the example above, B2 means NIC is working. However, if the response byte’s lower number = 0, it means the NIC is resetting. A NIC in reset mode might mean that the payload is still waiting for an AMC to come up before releasing the payload reset.