On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 08:01:29AM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote: > This is the wrong mailing list, you need to ask the ipmitool people. > > However, from the messages, I'd say that the user you are logging in as > doesn't have necessary privileges to connect. You probably need to set > the user to have admin privileges.
Thanks. Somewhat sheepishly, I have figured out the problem some 10 later on my own. So the archives will get it: The syntax ipmitool -I lan -H 10.0.0.7 -U Admin -P *********** chassis status works both locally and remote. Now if only somebody could tell me how to redirect the console over LAN (which tool to use on the other end), and you've made my day. > -Corey > > Eugen Leitl wrote: > > >I'm having basic comprehension issues with the ipmitool (as > >shipped with Debian stable). I'm running debian amd64 on a Sun > >Fire X2100, with latest > > > >ipmitool - utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface > >libopenipmi-dev - Intelligent Platform Management Interface - development > >libopenipmi0 - Intelligent Platform Management Interface - runtime > >openipmi - Intelligent Platform Management Interface (for servers) > > > >installed. My SMDC (IPMI 1.5, a Tyan card) listens on 10.0.0.7 > >(set up with the DOS tools Sun shipes). I don't have an ipmi-capable > >kernel on that machine, so my only option is to connect to it from > >another machine. Console redirection to IPMI is set in the (upgraded) > >BIOS. nmap 10.0.0.7 tells me > > > >PORT STATE SERVICE > >23/tcp open telnet > >MAC Address: 00:E0:81:34:A8:B4 (Tyan Computer) > > > >Trying telnet 10.0.0.7 gives me > >Trying 10.0.0.7... > >Connected to 10.0.0.7. > >Escape character is '^]'. > >Connection closed by foreign host. > > > >Which ipmitool syntax do I need to connect to the SMDC from > >another machine on the same LAN? > > > >When I'm trying ipmitool -H 10.0.0.7 lan -P ******** print > >I'm getting > > > >Activate Session error: Requested privilege level exceeds limit > >Error: Unable to establish LAN session > >Get Channel Info command failed > >Channel 7 (Unknown (0xff)) is not a LAN channel > > > >Sorry for the dumb question, but this has me stymied for days. > >I really need some minimal help to get started. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Openipmi-developer mailing list > Openipmi-developer@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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