IPMI

Your group should have your IPMI username and password as well as the hostname for the management console. TIG keeps a record in our lastpass account as well.

First log into the console server holyoke-console.csail.mit.edu with your CSAIL username/password.

For this example we are using the root IPMI username and password and checking the power status of the machine holyoke-demo by using the management console hostname rac-holyoke-demo:

$ipmitool -I lanplus -U root -H rac-holyoke-demo chassis power status 
Password:
Chassis Power is on

To hard reboot the machine:

$ipmitool -I lanplus -U root -H rac-holyoke-demo chassis power cycle
Password:
Chassis Power Control: Cycle

To see what the machine is doing while it is booting:

$ipmitool -I lanplus -U root -H rac-holyoke-demo sol activate
Password:
(May have to press enter a couple times to get a prompt.)

To view the serial event log for troubleshooting:

$ipmitool -I lanplus -U root -H rac-holyoke-demo sel elist
Password:
   1 | 05/17/2016 | 02:31:11 | Event Logging Disabled SEL | Log area reset/cleared | Asserted
   2 | 08/10/2016 | 16:53:11 | Power Supply PS Redundancy | Fully Redundant | Asserted

To view the Sensor Data Repository for troubleshooting:

$ipmitool -I lanplus -U root -H rac-holyoke-demo sdr list
Password:
CPU1 Temp        | 0x00              | ok
CPU2 Temp        | 0x00              | ok
System Temp      | 33 degrees C      | ok
CPU1 Vcore       | 0.95 Volts        | ok
CPU2 Vcore       | 0.97 Volts        | ok
CPU1 DIMM        | 1.58 Volts        | ok
CPU2 DIMM        | 1.58 Volts        | ok
+1.5V            | 1.51 Volts        | ok
+3.3V            | 3.24 Volts        | ok
+3.3VSB          | 3.24 Volts        | ok
+5V              | 5.09 Volts        | ok
+12V             | 12.08 Volts       | ok
VBAT             | 3.22 Volts        | ok
Fan1             | no reading        | ns
Fan2             | 5535 RPM          | ok
Fan3             | 5535 RPM          | ok
Fan4             | 5940 RPM          | ok
Fan5             | no reading        | ns
Fan6             | no reading        | ns
Fan7             | 3915 RPM          | ok
Fan8             | 3915 RPM          | ok
P1-DIMM1A Temp   | 40 degrees C      | ok
P1-DIMM1B Temp   | no reading        | ns
P1-DIMM2A Temp   | 41 degrees C      | ok
P1-DIMM2B Temp   | no reading        | ns
P1-DIMM3A Temp   | 40 degrees C      | ok
P1-DIMM3B Temp   | no reading        | ns
P2-DIMM1A Temp   | 36 degrees C      | ok
P2-DIMM1B Temp   | no reading        | ns
P2-DIMM2A Temp   | 37 degrees C      | ok
P2-DIMM2B Temp   | no reading        | ns
P2-DIMM3A Temp   | 37 degrees C      | ok
P2-DIMM3B Temp   | no reading        | ns
Intrusion        | 0x00              | ok
PS Status        | 0x00              | ok

For other IPMI tools check the man page or execute ipmitool without any arguments.

If you have any issues or questions send mail to help@csail.mit.edu and we will assist.