LOM port selection from CLI

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LOM port selection from CLI

Hi all,

I have a batch of new Nehalem based Xserves and can configure and enable the LOM from the command line with ipmitool. The default Ethernet port that the LOM uses is port 1, but I need to use port 2. The "Xserve: Configuring Lights-Out Management (LOM)" document ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2773) specifies using Server Monitor to do this. Server Monitor in 10.5.6 has a drop down list called "LOM uses Ethernet:" in the "Configure Lights-Out Management" dialog box and the choices are "Port 1" and "Port 2". Is there a way to do this from the command line? I've searched the net, the apple mailing lists, this forum and the "Xserve User Guide" and the "Mac OS X Server Command-Line Administration For Version 10.5 Leopard" and haven't found anything yet.

$ sw_vers
ProductName: Mac OS X Server
ProductVersion: 10.5.6
BuildVersion: 9G4008

Thanks in advance,
David

Xserve, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jul 20, 2009 12:23 AM

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Answer 1

Camelot

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Jul 20, 2009 7:26 AM in response to vmware

It sounds like you already know you configure the LOM via ipmitool. You just need to switch the channel. For example, to set the IP address for port 2, use:

ipmitool lan set 2 ipaddr <a.b.c.d>
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Jul 20, 2009 8:56 AM in response to Camelot

I configured the LOM interface via ipmitool on channel 2, which is the only LAN channel visible to ipmitool (see below). On an older Xserve (non-Nehalem) running 10.4.11, channels 1 and 2 are both LAN channels, but that's not the case on the newer Xserves and OS I'm asking about. By default, the LOM interface is bridged on Port 1 as evidenced by the MAC address being visible on the switch port Port 1 is plugged into. I'm aware of how to configure the LOM to use Port 2 via the GUI. How do you configure the LOM interface to use Port 2 from the command line on the current shipping Nehalem based Xserves running 10.5.6?

Thanks,
David

$ ipmitool channel info 1
Command failed with error 0xFFFEF9CC
$ ipmitool channel info 2
Channel 0x2 info:
Channel Medium Type : 802.3 LAN
Channel Protocol Type : IPMB-1.0
Session Support : multi-session
Active Session Count : 0
Protocol Vendor ID : 7154
Volatile(active) Settings
Alerting : enabled
Per-message Auth : enabled
User Level Auth : enabled
Access Mode : disabled
Non-Volatile Settings
Alerting : enabled
Per-message Auth : enabled
User Level Auth : enabled
Access Mode : disabled
$ ipmitool lan print 1
Channel 1 is not a LAN channel
$ ipmitool lan print 2
Set in Progress : Set Complete
Auth Type Support : NONE MD5 PASSWORD
Auth Type Enable : Callback :
: User :
: Operator :
: Admin :
: OEM :
IP Address Source : Static Address
IP Address : 10.18.55.231
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
MAC Address : 00:24:36:F3:10:8B
SNMP Community String : public
IP Header : TTL=0x40 Flags=0x40 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x10
Default Gateway IP : 10.18.55.253
RMCP+ Cipher Suites : 1,2,3
Cipher Suite Priv Max : OOOXXXXXXXXXXXX
: X=Cipher Suite Unused
: c=CALLBACK
: u=USER
: o=OPERATOR
: a=ADMIN
: O=OEM

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