Xserve with Mavericks upgrade, Server Monitor Missing

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Xserve with Mavericks upgrade, Server Monitor Missing

Hello Forum,

I recently updated my Xserve to Mavericks. While I have found it to run a bit faster, I noticed Server Monitor is missing. I installed the "Server" app from the app store, but that doesn't monitor the same things. I used to be able to check Fan Speed, Temp, etc.

Additionally, the lights on the front of the Xserve do not light up when the processor kicks up. (Blue lights on front).

Any ideas?

Thanks!

- Ryan

Xserve, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2x2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 8:31 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 16, 2014 2:16 PM in response to Ryan Bet

Server Monitor was removed but the command line tool, ipmitool, is still there. Read the man page in the Terminal by typing "man ipmitool".

Mavericks' ipmitool may not be backward compatible with the OS you're trying to access if you want to use it to access remote servers.

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Answer 2

Oct 12, 2015 11:51 AM in response to alternapop

My xServe doesn't have impitool. Can I install it?

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Answer 3

Oct 12, 2015 1:03 PM in response to Redbeard3469

You don't need to install it as it's already. As the other poster has mentioned you need to launch the Terminal application which you'll find in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

With upgrading to Mavericks you'll find it's not just Server Monitor or the blue lights on the front not working in the way you've been used to. LOM is not available either. You can search this forum on alternative ways to use the missing features the upgrade has caused. If there was to compelling reason to upgrade to Mavericks then perhaps you may benefit from downgrading back to Snow Leopard instead?

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Answer 4

Oct 12, 2015 1:08 PM in response to Antonio Rocco

I don't seem to have it. In terminal when I man impi I get nothing. when I try to run impi it is not there. So after Snow Leopard is LOM just totally dead and not available?

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Answer 5

Oct 12, 2015 1:47 PM in response to Redbeard3469

Perhaps it's a typo but you key in:

man ipmitool

exactly as typed above.

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Answer 6

Oct 12, 2015 1:53 PM in response to Antonio Rocco

Yes, sorry typo;

Last login: Mon Oct 12 12:26:24 on ttys000

Xserve-2x293GHz-2:~ admin$ man impitool

No manual entry for impitool

Xserve-2x293GHz-2:~ admin$ impitool

-bash: impitool: command not found

Xserve-2x293GHz-2:~ admin$

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Answer 7

Oct 12, 2015 2:24 PM in response to Redbeard3469

Can you key in:

system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | grep "System Version"

and post back the result?

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Answer 8

Oct 12, 2015 2:37 PM in response to Antonio Rocco

System Version: OS X 10.10.5 (14F27)

Xserve-2x293GHz-2:~ admin$

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Answer 9

Oct 13, 2015 1:09 AM in response to Redbeard3469

Do you have access to any other Mac (not your XServe) that has Yosemite installed? If so what result you see in the Terminal window when keying in "man impitool"?

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Answer 10

Oct 13, 2015 7:55 AM in response to Antonio Rocco

I've tried on a variety of machines and Operating systems.

10.7.5, 10.11, 10.9.5. None of them have impitool

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Answer 11

Oct 13, 2015 1:23 PM in response to Redbeard3469

OK, I'm officially an idiot!

iPmitool not iMpitool

Ahhhgg!

Ok, so I do have ipmitool in Server 10.6 and Desktop 10.9.5, but not in my 10.7.5 server.

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