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From: Rev. Jeffrey Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Dell OpenManage tools
On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 10:31:03AM +1100, Devraj Mukherjee wrote:
> What part of the OpenManage tools are you wanting to use?
>
> Devraj
>
> > Is anyone running a Dell PowerEdge server and has the OpenManage tools
> > installed in Gentoo? I'm getting a PowerEdge server and want to run
> > Gentoo,
> > but I also want the OpenManage tools to work.
> >
> > On a side note, does the IPMI/BMC management work when the server is
> > turned
> > off but still plugged in?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > -jw
I accidentally deleted the original mail, or I'd have replied directly
to 'jw', but yes, the dell remote access controller (DRAC) does work
when the server is powered off - it boots up as soon as power is
applied.
I don't bother with the openmanage tools - all they do is talk to the
DRAC over an internal interface. As every poweredge with a DRAC i've
used has two gigabit ports (not counting the 10/100 port for the drac)
i've never had a situation where one of the interfaces wasn't on the
same network as the DRAC and couldn't just query it over tcp/ip.
There's a module in CPAN for it, I think.
Regards,
-j
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The server I'm looking at doesn't actually have a DRAC card in it. It's a
SC1425 and only comes with the onboard IPMI controller. Looking it up and
reading other sites lead me to believe that the IPMI will function when the
server is powered off. I'm just looking to confirm this thought.
-jw
