Can't get LOM setup
I'm trying to get LOM setup on my server. And here are the issues I've run in to. Up front, the server is already setup, so using Setup Assistant is out.
When I use Server Monitor on the XServe itself, it connects fine to 127.0.0.1 (as expected). But of course, I want to connect to it via the IP. However, I'm not sure what the LOM was originally set to.
The server has an ip of 10.0.0.20. And I want the LOM to be 10.0.0.21. Yes, 10.0.0.21 is free for use.
I used "ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 10.0.0.21". And then I used Server Monitor to match those settings. And I verified the user settings with "ipmitool user list 1"
Now, if I try to use Server Monitor from the XServe for 127.0.0.1 it connects fine. For 10.0.0.21 it says "Incorrect user name or password".
However, I know the username and password I entered are correct. And if I look at the log it says "Failed to connect to server".
If I add the server with a completely made up username and password the same error occurs in the log ("Failed to connect to server".
If I add the server with a completely made up IP, such as 10.0.0.90, the same error occurs in the log ("Failed to connect to server").
So from the log it is not possible to tell whether their is an actual problem communicating to the LOM ip address or whether it is actually a username and password problem.
I also used ipmitool to manually set the user and password just in case Server Monitor was being wonky and not correctly setting them.
What steps might I be over looking?
What should I try trouble shooting next?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4), Plus two XServes