IPMI serial console

[Jeremy Chadwick]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:44:08AM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> 
> On 22/02/2013, at 10:40, Jeremy Chadwick <jdc at koitsu.org> wrote:
> >> X9SIL-F BIOS version 1.1 (05/27/10)
> >> IPMI firmware is 2.01.
> > 
> > I can't find this motherboard listed on Supermicro's site.
> > 
> > "kenv | grep smbios" output please?
> 
> Sorry, brainfart, it's an X8SIL-F http://www.supermicro.com/xeon_3400/Motherboard/X8SIL.cfm?IPMI=Y

I would start by upgrading the system BIOS (to 1.2a), loading defaults +
re-assigning whatever you normally change, and then upgrading the IPMI
firmware (to 2.66) + doing the same.  If you have multiple systems of
this type, do this on just *one* which you can """sacrifice""" for
testing.

If the issues you're encountering happen afterward, I won't be
surprised, but it's good to rule out the above.

Besides, if this turns out to be some weird IPMI bug, Supermicro is
going to tell you to the above anyway.  :-)

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