[Linux-cluster] fence_ipmilan

[Jan Friesse]

Jose,
this is known bug/feature of newer IPMI implementations. See
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482913 for more informations.

Regards,
  Honza

jose nuno neto wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Sorry for not posting the info before....
> I repeated the steps, and now fence_ipmilan -o reboot powers down the
> machine, no power up, and ILOm gets reseted to factory defaults ????
> 
> Below is the info, I've been finding the fence_ipmilan not very reliable,
> any one using it in prod? what is the most used fencing methods?
> 
> 
> ##### Info for ipmi #####
> SUN BLADE X6270 SERVER MODULE, ILOM v3.0.6.10, r48729
> fence_ipmilan 2.0.115 (built Sep  2 2009 11:45:31)
> 
> fence_ipmilan -a 172.26.18.3 -l xxxx -p xxxx -o status
> Getting status of IPMI:172.26.18.3...Chassis power = On
> Done
> 
> fence_ipmilan -a 172.26.255.1 -l xxxx -p xxxx -o reboot
> Rebooting machine @ IPMI:172.26.255.1...ipmilan: Failed to connect after
> 10 seconds
> 
> Powers Down, no power Up, Ilo goes to factory Reset
> 
> /etc/ipmi_lan.conf
> addr 0.0.0.0
> priv_limit admin
> allowed_auths_callback md5
> allowed_auths_user md5
> allowed_auths_operator md5
> allowed_auths_admin md5
> user 2 true xxxx xxxx admin 1 md5
> 
> ipmitool lan print
> 
> Set in Progress         : Set Complete
> Auth Type Support       : NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
> Auth Type Enable        : Callback : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
>                         : User     : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
>                         : Operator : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
>                         : Admin    : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD
>                         : OEM      :
> IP Address Source       : Static Address
> IP Address              : 172.26.18.5
> Subnet Mask             : 255.255.240.0
> MAC Address             : 00:14:4f:ca:83:4e
> SNMP Community String   : public
> IP Header               : TTL=0x00 Flags=0x00 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x00
> BMC ARP Control         : ARP Responses Enabled, Gratuitous ARP Enabled
> Gratituous ARP Intrvl   : 5.0 seconds
> Default Gateway IP      : 0.0.0.0
> Default Gateway MAC     : 00:00:00:00:00:00
> Backup Gateway IP       : 0.0.0.0
> Backup Gateway MAC      : 00:00:00:00:00:00
> 802.1q VLAN ID          : Disabled
> 802.1q VLAN Priority    : 0
> RMCP+ Cipher Suites     : 2,3,0
> Cipher Suite Priv Max   : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>                         :     X=Cipher Suite Unused
>                         :     c=CALLBACK
>                         :     u=USER
>                         :     o=OPERATOR
>                         :     a=ADMIN
>                         :     O=OEM
> 
> 
> 
> ipmitool -U ipmi -P ipmi -H malta8 chassis status
> System Power         : on
> Power Overload       : false
> Power Interlock      : inactive
> Main Power Fault     : false
> Power Control Fault  : false
> Power Restore Policy : always-off
> Last Power Event     :
> Chassis Intrusion    : inactive
> Front-Panel Lockout  : inactive
> Drive Fault          : false
> Cooling/Fan Fault    : false
> 
> 
> 
>> On 1/15/2010 3:53 PM, jose nuno neto wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm trying to set up fencing with ipmi on 2node cluster.
>>> I have ipmi working fine and I can issue shutdown/reboot commands through
>>> ipmitool, but when I use fence_ipmilan the command is executed but
> fence_ipmilan keeps waiting for aknowledge ( I guess ) and closes with
> error.
>>> Then fenced daemon keeps trying to fence again.
>>> Is there a way to prevent this? What is fenced_ipmilan expecting from the
>>> machine it has been shutdown?
>>> Much Thanks
>>> Jose
>> Might be helpful to know what version of fence_ipmilan you are using and
> how you configured it in cluster.conf. Did you try using fence_ipmilan
> from command line?
>> Fabio
>>
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