Error loading open interface with ipmitool

[Zack Brown]

I'm trying to set up IPMI on NetBSD 5.99.24 amd64 on a Dell PowerEdge R210.
I installed ipmitool from pkgsrc, but the open interface isn't working.

For example,

# ipmitool -I open
Error loading interface open

I've successfully installed and used IPMI on RHEL5 using the same machine,
so it must be something involving NetBSD. Any ideas on why this isn't
working?

Thanks,
Zack Brown

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[Mike Bowie]

On 3/10/10 9:16 AM, Zack Brown wrote:
> I'm trying to set up IPMI on NetBSD 5.99.24 amd64 on a Dell PowerEdge R210.
> I installed ipmitool from pkgsrc, but the open interface isn't working.
>
> For example,
>
> # ipmitool -I open
> Error loading interface open
>
> I've successfully installed and used IPMI on RHEL5 using the same machine,
> so it must be something involving NetBSD. Any ideas on why this isn't
> working?
>
> Thanks,
> Zack Brown
>

Hi Zack,

Admittedly I haven't used ipmitool until reading your post, but I don't
see "open" as being an available interface in the -h output; only lan
and lanplus.

I've just given it a try on one of our 2950's (obviously not as shiny
and new as your R210) and the following command worked for me:

ipmitool -H <drac ip> -U <drac user> -I lan sdr list

HTH,

Mike.

[Geert Hendrickx]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 09:59:47AM -0800, Mike Bowie wrote:
> Admittedly I haven't used ipmitool until reading your post, but I don't
> see "open" as being an available interface in the -h output; only lan and
> lanplus.

"open" uses the OpenIPMI driver interface provided by the operating system
(for local control). NetBSD doesn't have this. "lan" and "lanplus"
connect over the network (for remote control), this works fine on NetBSD

Geert

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