Intel Intel NetStructure Single Board Computer, MPCBL0010 11.8.2.2 Installing ipmitool, 11.8.2.3 Start an SOL Session, 11.8.2.4 Checking SOL Configuration

MPCBL0010 SBC—Serial Over LAN (SOL)
Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer
Technical Product Specification October 2006
158 Order Number: 304120
11.8.2.2 Installing ipmitool
1. Download 1.8.7 or newer version of ipmitool from http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/
2. Install ipmitool 1.8.7 on the Client Blade. ipmitool provides the SOL client
interface.
3. Type: tar zxvf ipmitool-1.8.7.tar.gz
4. Change directory to the ipmitool directory created after tar, cd ipmitool-1.8.7
5. Type: ./configure
6. Type: make install
7. For RedHat* RHEL only: Before using ipmitool, start the IPMI drivers.
In MontaVista, the IPMI drivers start automatically.
a. Start the IPMI drivers:
# /etc/init.d/ipmi start (This will start IPMI drivers for this particular
session only.)
# chkconfig ipmi on (This starts IPMI drivers by default onthe next reboot.)
8. If the computer that ipmitool was just installed on has a local IPMC, the ipmitool
installation can be tested by typing:
ipmitool raw 6 1
If ipmitool is running correctly, the response should be in a format similar to:
20 81 01 03 02 3f 57 01 00 0c 08 01 05 01 00.
11.8.2.3 Start an SOL Session
Before starting an SOL session, first make sure you can ping the target blade.
On the Client Blade, execute this command:
# ipmitool -I lanplus -L operator -H <SOL Target IP addr> -U solusername -
P soluserpassword sol activate
If the SOL session is activated successfully, you get the following message:
[SOL Session operational. Use ~? for help]
Press enter and the target output should be displayed on your console.
If the SOL session does not activate, run this command and check how ipmitool is
configured:
# ipmitool -I lanplus -L operator -H <SOL Target IP Addr> -U solusername -
P soluserpassword sol info
11.8.2.4 Checking SOL Configuration
There are two commands that can be issued to check the SOL configuration. on the
Ethernet channels.
Note: ipmitool must be installed on the SOL target blade as well.
Use "ipmitool lan print 1" to display the configuration for the first Ethernet
channel.
(This Ethernet port is connected to the Ethernet switch located in Slot #7 on the
MPCH0001 chassis)