[CentOS] Interesting admin info: ipmitool

Tue Jul 30 21:19:43 UTC 2013
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

Paul Heinlein wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jul 2013, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>
>>> Getting IPMI up and running is standard in our shop, which tends to
>>> be dominated by SuperMicro gear:
>> <snip>
>> Heh - yeah, this was a Penguin, who's all SuperMicro. We don't use
>> it remotely - just ssh in, then use it.
>
> The older (ca. 2008-2010) Penguin IPMI stuff most often works, but
> it's fragile, esp. the web interface -- and it frequently leaves the
> warning LED on the server cases blinking red.
>
Someone else with Penguins. So, have you managed to get rid of all your
cute fuzzy penguins that come with each server? <g>

We're not buying any more - SuperMicro seems to have real problems with
quality control.

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