IPMI & On-board Ethernet?
Mar 21, 2008Say a server has 2 gig-e ports on board, and the OS
is using both. Can I still use IPMI feature? Or do I have
to get an additional ethernet card?
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IPMI With KVM Over LAN
Aug 4, 2009What are the benefits of IPMI with KVM Over LAN? Is it more of a benefit for the datacenter? Or does it have benefits for someone that has collocated there server a far distance away?
View 14 Replies View RelatedIpmi
Apr 16, 2007This may appear to be a stupid question, but I just wonder if the Supermicro IPMI cards work only with Supermicro hardware (or if it works also with other hardware, but without warrantly)?
In case does it exist some hardware independant, or something similar?
Message Board
Dec 18, 2008What kind of web hosting plan would I need for a message board with 500+ online active members and 100,000+ overall members?
I'm just trying to figure it out in advance and I believe that some of you have the experience and knowledge about this specific issue.
Vbulletin Msg Board
Jan 26, 20071) From time to time my vbulleting message board loads slow, and at that time the server isn't even at a high load this happen at loads 0.9 nothing much really but always below 4.
2) Not only does it load slow but it often return the server cannot be found error, this minute it works fine and the next minute it doesn't, all i can see from the error log for my domain is
3) php warning: Zend Optimizer for PHP 4.3.x cannot be found (expected at '/usr/local/Zend/lib/Optimizer-2.1.0/php-4.3.x/Zendoptimizer.so') - try reinstalling the zend optimizer in Unknown on line 0, referer [url]
4) Does vbulletin relies on zend at all to be fully functional?
5) will zend actualy help at all?
Yes there are other sites on the box and they seem to work fine.
rhel4, ensim X 10.1 with all hot fix to date.
php4
mysql4
LGA1156 Board For SC512
Sep 17, 2009if anyone has tested any of the new boards by Intel or others for LGA1156 processors in the Supermicro SC512L chassis? And how is there compatibility with CentOS? ie: the P55 boards by Intel
View 13 Replies View RelatedIntel VPro/AMT? IPMI?
Mar 1, 2008I'm in the market for a new server for colocation, and to save myself some of the headaches I've had with my current one, I'd like it to have a good remote management system, specifically one that operates independently of the operating system, or ideally one that can be accessed even if the machine is powered off. What exactly should I be looking for? I've read a lot about IPMI and Intel vPro and AMT, and I'm not quite clear on how they all fit together.
At the very least, I need something that will let me power-cycle the machine and remotely access its serial console. All the hardware environment monitoring things in IPMI sound useful, but not essential for my purposes. Anyway, it sounds like vPro is part of many (or all?) current Core 2 processors, or am I mistaken? I'm looking mainly at machines with Core 2 Duo or Quad, so can I expect they'd have that built-in, or would I need to specifically request it or look for some particular chipset or CPU?
256, 384, Or 512MB RAM For A Message Board?
Oct 29, 2008For running PHPBB3 or vBulletin, are there certain *ballpark* figures used to help decide between 256, 384, or 512MB of dedicated RAM on a VPS?
E.g. If you have XX number of concurrent users, you will probably need this amount of RAM?
Server Spec For Big Board
Aug 9, 2008Have ipb forum and im in need for a new server spec.
3280 user(s) active in the past 15 minutes
1621 guests, 1410 members, 249 anonymous members
Our members have made a total of 13,125,542 posts
We have 350,480 registered members
My budget is 5000 usd per month
Picking Server Board
Mar 17, 2007I'm thinking to setup my own 2u server, I need server board that contain 4 gb lan
for lga775 and single processor
Any ideas, which board I should get?
Setting Up Supermicro IPMI.
Feb 17, 2007I am having alot of difficulty trying to setup supermicro IPMI.
I am using motherboard PDSMI+.
Ok, so this is what I did:
1. I flash the IPMI card with the cd-rom that is included. I set the correct IP and MAC address.
2. I then install OpenIPMI-tools
I was able to successfully issue the command locally:
ipmitool sensor
but, when I try to connect remotely I always get a connection failed. I tried everything I know, which is nothing and got no progress.
I set the ipaddres and gateway by using this commands:
ipmitool -I open lan set 1 ipaddr [IPADDR]
ipmitool -I open lan set 1 defgw ipaddr [GW IPADDR]
ipmitool -I open lan set 1 netmask [NETMASK]
ipmitool -I open lan set 1 access on
IPMI Is Enought Or Should I Add KVM For One Server
Apr 21, 2007I am going to purchase SuperMicro server with IPMI card which I can do remote control...but should I add KVM swtich for extra backup?
If so, what kind should I get for 1-3 servers? IP based? Any recommendation?
DS3 To Ethernet
May 12, 2008Can anyone recommend a product that converts a DS3 to an Ethernet connection?
View 2 Replies View Related1GB Ethernet Vs. USB 2.0
Aug 12, 2007In terms of storage, which will provide faster data transfer?
1. A NAS (e.g. Lacie or Thecus) with 1GB port connected to a gigabit switch
2. An external storage that uses USB 2.0 interface
3. An external storage that uses eSata inferface.
Assumption:
All of it use sata drives under a raid 5 configuration.
4 Ethernet PCI
Oct 1, 2007would you recommend some PCI with 2 or 4 Ethernet 10M ports?
View 1 Replies View RelatedAny Intel Desktop Board For Core I7
Jul 26, 2009do you have use any intel desktop board for Core i7 and run well?
View 2 Replies View RelatedSuperMicro IPMI IP Space Assignment
Dec 13, 2008I have a bunch of servers with IPMI cards with KVMoIP capability and I know how to configure IPs and everything using IPMICFG.EXE while the system boots.
Now, I am facing a dilemma as to how to create the IP space.
When I create a user I specify the user has no access to change the network (IP) info.
But say the user has windows server, are they able to change the IP from there using IPMICFG.EXE?
This will determine how I create my VLANs.
If the client with USER access is able to change the IP settings using IPMICFG.exe then I have to create a /30 VLAN for each KVMoIP. I dont want to do this cause 3 IPs are wasted.
If the user will not be able to execute IPMICFG.EXE then I can just create one big VLAN and assign one IP per IPMI card with the gateway being the same for the entire big VLAN.
SC512 Cooling With A Desktop Board
Nov 5, 2007I'm specing out a box for small dedicated servers and am looking at the SC512 with a desktop board (Intel D964GZISSL since I don't have to cut anything). Should I be using active cooling since it's a desktop board, or will a large passive heatsink be sufficient? I'll be using Celeron Ds, probably a 356. It's power usage is quiet low.
It looks like the heatsink on the motherboard might restrict airflow a bit.
Stable C2D Board - ANY Size - Working Lan
Mar 20, 2007Stable C2D Board - ANY size - Needs working lan
I need a stable C2D board that works with linux and lan. I was thinking of a Intel G965 board but I heard that chipset isn't supported in linux?
Building a mid tower for a colo.
Tyan B5161 + M3291 IPMI
Mar 10, 2007I have here 3 servers of Tyan with M3291 IPMI boards installed. I hooked it up as per instructions of Tyan, but am unable to get it to work.
I have tried contacting Tyan about this, but after a few messages they stopped responding to my questions. I think they are convinced it is working with me....
The setup is;
- Ubuntu 6.1 x86_64
- System BIOS is the original version
- IPMI card is flashed with the correct firmware
- The network port which is shared with the IPMI card has a different IP address then the IPMI card.
Settings IPMI card:
box:~# ./uh8l -d
BMC Utility on Linux For M3291 version 0.9.1
Copyright 2003-2006 TYAN Computer Corp.
IPMI Ver: 2.0 Firmware Rev: 0.11 Vendor ID: 6653 Pdt ID: 5161
DHCP Disable
BMC IP Address: 10.0.1.102
MAC Address: 00:E0:81:42:4C:51
Net Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gate Way: 10.0.1.253
Broadcast ARP: Enable
This server has on the IPMI shared port the address 10.0.1.2 ...
When I try to ping the IPMI board from the server itself or from a different server I get an incomplete address in the ARP table;
? (10.0.1.102) at <incomplete> on eth2
(Also after pinging it for 1 minute...)
If I use the IPMI utilities I am unable to contact the board and do anything with the server....
I tried several settings of the IPMI board, including DHCP / ARP on and off...
Does anyone have this combination working, and how did you do this?
Is There Any Mother Board Supports 2 Intel 8XX / 9XX CPU?
Feb 8, 2007since i have few of them, doing nth but eating dust there. How can i make most use of them?
View 8 Replies View RelatedMetro Ethernet Vs. DS3
Jul 22, 2008Say I have my own office to start building out my own "mini" data center.
If I wanted a lot of bandwidth for the most reasonable cost, how do one go about buying bandwidth from various providers? What is Metro-Ethernet vs. say a DS3? I know there is Fractional DS3 (6 to 45mb/s) and then Ethernet services up to GigE. I'd rather not mess with BGP right now either.
If I am looking at 15-20mb/Sec of bandwidth, what would be a good route to go? My budget is about $1500/month for bandwidth and IP Addresses (I need 2 Full Class-C IP Spaces). I also want to be able to turn up speed as needed without a lot of hassle.
Is this a reasonable budget? And where would be a good place to start? Just call up like Level 3 or am I too small potatoes to even deal with?
GIG-E Ethernet Swtich
Apr 28, 2008What low-cost Gigabit Ethernet switch would you recommend for providing residential IP services to an apartment complex that is already prewired for copper Ethernet? My only real requirement is that is it a managed switch supporting QoS, capping, and has fiber uplinks.
View 9 Replies View RelatedEthernet Connections
Jan 18, 2007I now have to move on to the question of Ethernet ports in relations to rack mount servers. I have just about ever question answered now. Now my question is about the connection to the web my server will use. Is it better to have a single or a dual Ethernet post?
I see a lot of duals. Here are some of the samples I have read when building my server.
2 x Intel® 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Dual Onboard Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports
Dual Intel® 82541GI Single-port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Broadcom dual Gb NICs
Intel dual Gb NICs
Broadcom BCM5754, 10/100/1000Mbps
I don’t know which one to look at or get?
Central Management For Servers With IPMI Cards?
Apr 13, 2009We've been investigating software and appliances that would allow us a central, web based login to manage access and users to all the servers with IPMI cards. Does anyone use anything other than appliances from avocent or raritan?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIPMI Management Cards, Setting IP Address
Apr 3, 2007I have a question maybe someone can help with. Is it possible to set the IP address on a IPMI card before a system ships? That way when the customer gets it, it already has the IP address set to whatever was agreed on and they can log right in using that IP address?
The card is a supermicro Supermicro AOC-SIMLC
Text Console Not Working -- Supermicro IPMI
Apr 9, 2008I have a SuperMicro server with AOC-SIM1U.
I was able to login from IPMI View just fine, and everything works as expected except
"Text Console ". I was able to hit the start button and get the black screen on IPMI View, but that was just about it.
Only a cursor blinking without texts.
Is there something else that I should do in order to get text console working? I've tried all baud rates.
Out Of Band Connectivity- IPMI- Serial Console- KVM Over IP
Sep 23, 2008When you can't access your server via SSH or Remote Desktop, what do you use to fix the problem without filing a ticket?
IPMI?
Serial console?
KVM over IP?
Dial up connection?
Backup network connection?
Get up and walk to the server? :-)
If you had a choice between them, what did you pick and why?
Does your dedicated server provider give it to you for free, or do you have to pay extra for it?
Problem With Ethernet Card ?
Apr 17, 2008I have inbuilt Ethernet card RTL8139D , but when i install RHEL 4 or 5 , Fedora version the Ethernet card diver not installed or ethernet card not installed but when i install suse linux it working fine without any problem so can any one tell me how to install lan card on Fedora or RHEL5.I have driver in CD but it not working with it.
View 1 Replies View RelatedPossible Problem With The Ethernet Of My Dedi
Nov 4, 2009i have recently get this server , we moved to this server in the same datacenter
Linux OS:centos 5.4
Kernel Version(uname -r) 2.6.28.7
Hardware Information:icore7 920 + 12gb ram
Software Version;csf firewall, ossec Intrusion Detection System, rvsitebuilder
Control Panel(if any)whm+ fantastico
yesterday the dc tech logged-in by ssh (root) cause we couldn't connect to the ftp box we keep our backup's (the new box couldnt connect to the ftp got time out)
They fixed it.
Today i got a time out and after 2 reset and restaring of services the server was back again.Then i got this messages and it still coming (3 hours now i get 1 similar message per 5 second )
Code:
Nov 4 12:31:20 gandalf kernel: martian source 217.20.117.1 from 127.0.0.239, on dev eth0
Nov 4 12:31:20 gandalf kernel: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1a:4b:3a:7e:23:08:06
Nov 4 12:31:21 gandalf kernel: martian source 217.20.117.1 from 127.0.0.244, on dev eth0
Nov 4 12:31:21 gandalf kernel: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1a:4b:3a:7e:23:08:06
Nov 4 12:31:22 gandalf kernel: martian source 217.20.117.1 from 127.0.0.252, on dev eth0
Nov 4 12:31:22 gandalf kernel: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:18:71:80:07:86:08:06
Nov 4 12:31:22 gandalf kernel: martian source 217.20.117.1 from 127.0.0.244, on dev eth0
Nov 4 12:31:22 gandalf kernel: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1a:4b:3a:7e:23:08:06
Also the firewall stopped the port scanning from a server within the same dc.
I checked it on google and the explanation's varies but most say that is a problem of the router/switch or similar.
Choosing Ethernet Switches
Feb 22, 2007We're ready to setup 3-4 42U racks for servers and are in need of choosing Ethernet switches. What do you guys use and why?
I'm looked at Cisco switches, but lost in their product forest. I'm looked at Express 500, 2960 and 3750-E models. Is there any more difference (in exception of stacking, cli and hot-swap fan/psu) that I need to consider? Prices differentiate too much.
I'm also looked at Linksys/D-Link business products and they seems to have the same features as Cisco Express series, but only 50% cheaper.
