Syscfg Questions, Embedded Linux Questions

Q: PARTCFG cannot enumerate the virtual disks created by RAIDCFG. What must be done?

A:A reboot is required for PARTCFG to enumerate virtual disks after creating a virtual disk using the RAIDCFG command.

SYSCFG Questions

Q:Can I use the SYSCFG utility to configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over the serial port to access my RAC?

A:No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware does not support PPP configurations for the serial port.

Q:The SYSCFG utility --lancfgparams option has suboptions that configure the IP address, Gateway, and Subnet Mask for the system BMC. There is also a MAC address. Are these the same as the operating system network parameter of the managed system?

A:No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) has its own IP address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, and MAC address values.

Q:What is the minimum configuration needed to support BMC Platform Event Filtering?

A:You must enable LAN-channel access pefalerting and ensure that you set the BMC IP address and Gateway values for alerting.

Q:I installed the factory defaults for the BMC of my system. Then, I enabled BMC user ID 3. What is the username for this user ID?

A:The default username for user IDs 3 to 10 is NULL.

Q:Can I use this NULL username to remotely log in to a BMC of a system?

A:No. Remote login using a NULL username is not allowed. It is recommended that you always provide a non-null, valid username for the user ID when you enable a BMC user ID.

Q:Are duplicate usernames allowed in the BMC?

A:No. If you enter a username value that already exists, the SYSCFG utility returns an error code of 89, which means This username is already in use. Enter a unique username.

Q:In --solcfgparams, when I set the Serial Over LAN (SOL) character send threshold using solcharsendthreshold to be 225, I get a Hardware subsystem error. Invalid data field in request. What are the valid values?

A:The range of valid values for --solcfgparams and --solcharsendthreshold are from 1 to 220.

Q:How do I enable console redirection on a modular system?

A:Set the --serialcomm option value to enableconred. For example, syscfg -serialcomm=enableconred.

Embedded Linux Questions

Q:After installing Linux, I am not able to boot to the utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.

A:Re-create the utility partition using the upinit.sh script and install grub in the boot partition.

Q:When booting DTK through PXE, my system displays error messages, unknown behavior, and also leads to a kernel panic sometimes. However, booting from the media causes no problems.

A:Ensure that you specify the correct RAMDISK size in the pxe config file before booting through PXE. A sample pxe config file is provided in /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.

Q:Can we use the same sample scripts that we have from earlier versions of DTK?

A:The scripts written for the previous versions of DTK do not work in the later versions for embedded Linux. For the sample scripts, see the directory /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts .