Here are some instructions that worked for Ubuntu, or might be required for newer versions of Debian on machines with a DRAC3 card:
1. Install IPMI
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apt-get install ipmitool
/usr/share/ipmitool/ipmi.init.basic
If this throws an error as follows ...
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Setting up OpenIPMI driver...
FATAL: Module ipmi_kcs_drv not found.
... then make a new file for debian/ubuntu:
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vi /usr/share/ipmitool/ipmi.init.basic
The top section looks like this:
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# load the ipmi modules
modprobe ipmi_msghandler
modprobe ipmi_devintf
if ! modprobe ipmi_kcs_drv ; then
modprobe ipmi_si # try new module name
fi
This script check doesn't work, and throws an error that it can't load the KCS driver.
Change it to:
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modprobe ipmi_msghandler
modprobe ipmi_devintf
modprobe ipmi_si # try new module name
Save as:
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/usr/share/ipmitool/ipmi.init.debian
chmod 755 /usr/share/ipmitool/ipmi.init.debian
Run this script at startup.
You may load ipmi_devintf and ipmi_si. The module ipmi_msghandler will be loaded automatically.
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sudo echo "ipmi_devintf" >> /etc/modules
sudo echo "ipmi_si" >> /etc/modules
... and it works.
