IPMI config in Bios and Linux info please.

[RimBlock]

Hi,

I have a machine using the Supermicro X9SCM-F motherboard with integrated IPMI 2.0.

Before installing CentOS on this machine I could use IPMI to connect to the server. Now having installed CentOS and setting the two network ports to fixed IP addresses, I cannot connect to a KVM session on this machine although it detects the IPMI server on the IP address set in the BIOS for IPMI and can monitor voltage, temps etc.

How do I config the BIOS and the Linux environment so the IPMI KVM will work correctly ?.

Any advice, links to guides etc most welcome.

Thanks
RB

 

[IndieSchmindie]

IMPI is completely independent of the OS so putting Linux on shouldn't make a difference.

2 questions though.

1) Does the IMPI have a dedicated NIC?
2) Is there a chance you've assigned the same IP to the OS as IMPI?

 

[RimBlock]

ok, it seems to be working now.

I noticed there was a dedicated network port but the port shield did not have that location punched out which is why I missed it.

I also noticed the two normal lan ports had the same ip address in CentOS which I then corrected. I also set the IPMI port to Dynamic and update config and it now seems to be working fine.

Thanks for the response, backed up what I was doing to troubleshoot.

RB