Topics: IPMI

Scope/Description: This article describes setting your IPMI connection to access the storinator using client systems on the network. Background Remote Access is available for all Storinator products. IPMI or Intelligent Platform Management Interface is an open, industry-standard interface that was designed for the management of server systems over network. It enables you to monitor and […]

Scope/Description This article details the process of updating the Supermicro IPMI firmware. Prerequisites Unit with IPMI Configured Internet Access Steps Locate the model of your Motherboard in the BIOS Setup. It should be on the Main page. (Ex. X11DPL-I) If you don’t already have the IPMI IP you can get it on first boot or […]

Scope/Description The IPMI is an extremely powerful administrative tool that can give complete access to your server to someone over the network. However, with the power that it has gives it the possibility of being abused by way of a bad actor. For this reason, it is pertinent that you at the very least change […]

Scope/Description This article details the process of mounting virtual media within the IPMI UI. Prerequisites IPMI Access to the Server Latest Version of Oracle Java or openjdk package installed on your system before attempting to open the IPMI KVM. Steps To mount virtual media, connect to the IPMI web interface of the system by entering […]

Issue: New Unit will not POST Hardware Affected: X11DPL Motherboard Symptoms: Unit will turn on but will shut off after IPMI Initialization or the unit will shut down sporadically Cause: Firmware update required Resolution: Depending on your situation you can do one of the following If the unit did turn on at one point and […]

To set up a user with ADMIN rights: [root@45drives]# ipmitool user set name 2 admin [root@45drives]# ipmitool user set password 2 Password for user 2: Password for user 2: [root@45drives]# ipmitool channel setaccess 1 2 link=on ipmi=on callin=on privilege=4 [root@45drives]# ipmitool user enable 2 [root@45drives]# To set up a user with USER rights: [root@sr2500 ~]# […]

The first IPMI LAN channel will now be configured. Thereby, the configured IP address can be accessed at the first LAN port for the server. For the default gateway, both its IP address and MAC address must be configured. [root@45drives]# ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static [root@45drives]# ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 192.168.1.211 Setting LAN […]