IPMI serial console

[Daniel O'Connor]

On 22/02/2013, at 10:49, Jeremy Chadwick <jdc at koitsu.org> wrote:
>> Sorry, brainfart, it's an X8SIL-F http://www.supermicro.com/xeon_3400/Motherboard/X8SIL.cfm?IPMI=Y
> 
> I would start by upgrading the system BIOS (to 1.2a), loading defaults +
> re-assigning whatever you normally change, and then upgrading the IPMI
> firmware (to 2.66) + doing the same.  If you have multiple systems of
> this type, do this on just *one* which you can """sacrifice""" for
> testing.
> 
> If the issues you're encountering happen afterward, I won't be
> surprised, but it's good to rule out the above.
> 
> Besides, if this turns out to be some weird IPMI bug, Supermicro is
> going to tell you to the above anyway.  :-)


Yeah good point. It will have to wait until Tuesday when I can sit in front of it (faster that way).

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