DRAC/RMM

DRAC Notes

A list of all the DRAC cards and their IPs can be seen in the ipmap

To ssh in, login as root.

Common commands:

racadm serveraction hardreset

performs a reset

racadm serveraction powerdown

power off server

racadm serveraction powerup

power on server

racadm racreset

reset the DRAC card (if kvm console becomes frozen)

To get virtual media plugin to install, add site to trusted list and make security low

Installing openmanage on CEOS4:

Mount install cd from local drive

mount /dev/scd0 /mnt
cd /mnt/srvadmin/linux/RPMS/RHEL4
cd /mnt/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts/
./srvadmin-install.sh --express

Copy linux to disk Edit the script to make it think the os is RHEL4

BIOS settings to enable serial: Serial comm.: on with cons. Redir via com1 Failsafe: 115200 Redir after boot: enabled

To boot to usb, switch hd sequence in bios.

After removing usb it will have to reorder boot seq to get virtual cd back

Can’t get floppy/iso to boot- need to use thumb drive

Latest f/w as of 2/16/09:

Bios: 2.5.0
Perc 6/i:  6.1.1-0047
Drac: 1.4
BMC: 2.37

DRAC setup

Here's the settings we use when we initially setup a new DRAC.

From within the DRAC web gui:

Remote Access -> config -> network: enter DNS, DNS DRAC name=jailX, DNS domain=johncompanies.com
Remote Access -> config -> services: disable SNMP
System -> Alert mgmt -> platform events: enable
System -> Alert mgmt -> email alert settings: smtp=69.55.230.2, add email alert 1 to support@jc, desc: jailX drac hardware alert

RMM

the user/ip/pass can be set via the BIOS. If you can't here's how you'd do that manually:

boot to a usb drive that contains syscfg utility

fs0:
cd intel\mgmt\syscfg
syscfg -le 3 static IP NM
syscfg -lc 3 12 GW
syscfg /u 2 "root" "pass"
syscfg /ue 2 enable 3

syscfg /d user 2 3
syscfg /d lan 3