To Add OpenIPMI

  1. log into the {310.510.610} server

    2. -run Yum install OpenIPMI OpenIPMI-tools OpenIPMI-libs OpenIPMI-devel


  2. once this is complete, run the following commands to set up server env.
    3. 
-1) Enable the IPMI service:
>/sbin/chkconfig ipmi on
-2) Start the service:
>/sbin/service start


  3. Set up the BMC for remote use:
    4. 
-1) set up ipaddress, check with netdb for IP with $server-mgt
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 ipaddr 172.25.77.123
-2) set up default gateway
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 172.25.77.1
-3) set up netmask
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0
-4) set up access
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 access on


  4. Set up the null security:
    5. 
-1) Add the community name
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 snmp cherry
-2) make randum string for null password
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 passwd blahblahblah
-3) Check the settings that you just set up
>>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan print 1

  5. Test the configuration from another server with IPMI installed:
    6. 
-1) you can set the environment password as such
>export IPMI_PASSWORD="whatever the password is"
-1') if use variable then change the command line "-a" to "-E".
-2) runthe command to test the connection and response
>/usr/bin/ipmitool -I lan -U root -H $server -a chassis power status
-3) should return this:
>chassis power on


  6. I made a quick shell file with the commands in it 
>scp admin@pinot:/home/admin/ipm.sh .  (get the sh file)
>chmod +x ipm.sh

    cat ipmi.sh
#!/bin/sh

echo "What is the IP?"
read IP

/sbin/chkconfig ipmi on
/sbin/service ipmi start
/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 ipaddr 172.25.77.$IP
 /usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 172.25.77.1
 /usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0
/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 access on
 /usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 snmp cherry
/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan set 1 password psodjfoangfonagijapoijfn
/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open user set password 2 nv2Clump
/usr/bin/ipmitool -I open lan print

echo "now test from budlight by typing: /usr/bin/ipmitool -I lan -U root -H batter-mgt -a chassis power status"