Ping the Sideband Interface

Before You Begin

After you configure the Sideband Interface and SOL, 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. Confirm the configuration:

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

   • If the Sideband Interface configuration is correct, yet the ping results in no response, 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.

Related Information

• Open SOL Session