From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 14 22:16:11 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88E2E16A4CE for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:16:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc14.comcast.net [204.127.202.59]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC59D43D5A for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:16:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tbonius@comcast.net) Received: from ostros (c-24-18-102-54.client.comcast.net[24.18.102.54]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with SMTP id <2005031422160901400plpi9e>; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:16:10 +0000 Message-ID: <001701c528e3$73ec7250$4300a8c0@home.lan> From: "Thomas Foster" To: "Jeff Behl" , References: <4235E50E.4000506@santaba.com> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:16:20 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: Re: IPMI doesn't work... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:16:11 -0000 How are you attempting to manage the server.. via a command line or terminal emulation software directly to the BMC? What amangement software ships with the IBM? Once the kernel loads, you need to perform SOL (serial redirection over LAN), or use management software the speaks directly with the BMC.. Just curious a little bit more about your setup T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Behl" To: Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: IPMI doesn't work... > on a 5.3 amd64 system. anyone have any luck or know anything about this? > i can query variables right up until the point where the kernel loads, > then nothing. ibm is saying this can be caused by the actual net driver > (the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) shares the network interface); > we're using a Broadcom BCM5704C Dual gig adapter: > > bge0: mem > 0xfe000000-0xfe00ffff,0xfe010000-0xfe01ffff irq 24 at device 1.0 on pci2 > > anyone have any idea why this may be the case? unfortunately for me and > others, the inability to remotely manage boxes (console/power cycle/detect > drive failures/etc) via will be a deal breaker in our push for FBSD in our > fleet (couple hundred) of dual proc amd64 IBM e325 servers. SuSe here we > come (unwillingly)... > > thx > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >