Infoblox LOM (Lights Out Management) is an implementation of the remote management and monitoring of Infoblox appliances that are LOM ready, such as the Trinzic 1410 and 2010 appliances.
The LOM feature is useful when you want to monitor your platforms remotely or consolidate your data centers. When you monitor your systems remotely, you can avoid issues such as overheating of a problematic system by remotely powering down the system. To conserve energy, you can also power up and down any systems based on service requirements.
You can enable LOM for the entire Grid and override the Grid settings for specific members. You can also configure LOM on independent appliances and HA pairs.
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Note: You can configure LOM only on appliances that support LOM. This port automatically negotiates a speed of 100 Mbps. Devices connected to the LOM port should be configured to auto-negotiate and not have a fixed speed of 1000 Mbps.
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LOM is disabled by default. Before you can configure LOM and remotely manage the appliance, ensure that the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) port on your appliance is properly connected to the network. Consider the following security measures before you enable the IPMI interface for LOM:
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- Enable LOM for the Grid or members that support IPMI, as described in Enabling LOM.
- Add LOM users based on your organizational needs, as described in Adding LOM User Accounts.
- Configure the IPMI network interface on the appliance, as described in Configuring the IPMI Network Interface onpage 479.
- After you have configured LOM and set up the IPMI interface, install a utility such as IPMItool on your Linux management system. For information about IPMItool, visit the IPMItool web site at {_} http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net_. For the most commonly used commands and examples, see IPMI Commands and Examples0.
You can also do the following from Grid Manager after you configure LOM:
- Enable and disable LOM for the Grid or members, as described in Enabling LOM.
- Modify LOM settings, as described in Modifying LOM Settings9.
- View LOM users, as described in Modifying LOM Settings9.
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- Grid: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click Grid Properties -> Edit.
Independent appliance: From the System tab, select the System Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click System Properties -> Edit.
Member: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab -> Grid_member check box, and then click the Edit icon.
To override an inherited property, click Override next to it and complete the appropriate fields. - In the LOM tab, complete the following:
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- Enable Lights Out Management: LOM is disabled by default. Select this check box to enable LOM. When LOM is enabled or disabled for the Grid, all members inherit the same setting.
- Save the configuration.
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- Grid: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click Grid Properties -> Edit.
Independent appliance: From the System tab, select the System Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click System Properties -> Edit.
Member: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab -> Grid_member check box, and then click the Edit icon.
To override an inherited property, click Override next to it and complete the appropriate fields. - In the LOM tab, complete the following:
- User Accounts: Click the Add icon and complete the following:
- Name: Enter the name of the LOM user account.
- Password: Enter the password for the LOM user account. Note that while the maximum length allowed for the password is 20 characters, Infoblox recommends a maximum LOM password length of 16 due to some hardware platform limitations.
- Confirm Password: Enter the password again. Note that while the maximum length allowed for the password is 20 characters, Infoblox recommends a maximum LOM password length of 16 due to some hardware platform limitations.
- Role: From the drop-down list, select the role for the LOM user account. Operator allows users to perform all supported LOM related functions. User allows admins to only monitor system sensors such as temperature and CPU usage.
- Disable: Select this to deactivate the user account but keep a user profile.
- Click Add to add the new user account.
- User Accounts: Click the Add icon and complete the following:
- Save the configuration.
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- Independent appliance: From the System tab, select the System Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click System Properties -> Edit.
Member: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab -> Grid_member check box, and then click the Edit icon. - In the LOM tab, complete the following in the Network Configuration table:
- Address: Enter the IPMI interface address here.
- Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the IPMI interface.
- Gateway: Enter the gateway address for the IPMI interface.
- Save the configuration.
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- Grid: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click Grid Properties -> Edit.
Independent appliance: From the System tab, select the System Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click System Properties -> Edit.
Member: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab -> Grid_member check box, and then click the Edit icon.
To override an inherited property, click Override next to it and complete the appropriate fields. - Modify the following:
- Enable Lights Out Management: LOM is disabled by default. Select this check box to enable LOM. When you enable or disable this for the Grid, all members inherit the same setting.
- Network Configuration: Click the fields in the table to modify the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and gateway address for the IPMI interface. For an HA pair, the appliance displays information only for the nodes that support IPMI. Enter the information for the following fields: Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. The Node and LAN Address fields are read-only, and you cannot modify them. The LAN address is the IPMI interface address.
- User Accounts: Click the Add icon to add new LOM users. You can also select an existing LOM user and click the Edit icon to modify the user settings, as described in Adding LOM User Accounts.
- Save the configuration.
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- Grid: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click Grid Properties -> Edit.
Independent appliance: From the System tab, select the System Manager tab, expand the Toolbar and click System Properties -> Edit.
Member: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab -> Grid_member check box, and then click the Edit icon.
To override an inherited property, click Override next to it and complete the appropriate fields. - In the LOM tab, Grid Manager displays the following information for each LOM user:
- Name: The name of the LOM user.
- Role: The user role to which the LOM user was assigned. This can be Operator or User.
- Disabled: Indicates whether the LOM user account is disabled or not. When a LOM user account is disabled, the user cannot access the appliance remotely.
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This section describes some of the most commonly used IPMITool commands and examples. For more information about the IPMI commands and usage, visit the IPMItool web site at {_}a http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net_.
To use IPMI commands, complete the following:
- Ensure that you have properly enabled and configured LOM and the IPMI network interface.
- Install IPMITool on a Linux management system. For information, visit the IPMItool web site at
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Access IMPITool and enter an IPMI command to perform a specific task. The appliance displays the corresponding output.
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power reset variant
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Caution: Using this command has the same effect as pulling the power cord off the appliance.
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Checking Power Status with User Role
Command:
ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U user -P infoblox -L USER -I lanplus power status
Command output:Chassis Power is on
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Command:
ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U user -P infoblox -L USER -I lanplus sensor
Command output:
System Temp | 23.000 | degrees C | ok | -9.000 | -7.000 | -5.000 | 75.000 | 77.000 | 79.000 CPU Temp | 0x0 | discrete | 0x0000| na | na | na | na | na | na FAN 1 | 10390.000 | RPM | ok | 215.000 | 400.000 | 585.000 | 29260.000 | 29815.000 | 30370.000 FAN 2 | na | RPM | na | na | na | na | na | na | na FAN 3 | 9835.000 | RPM | ok | 215.000 | 400.000 | 585.000 | 29260.000 | 29815.000 | 30370.000 FAN 4 | 11870.000 | RPM | ok | 215.000 | 400.000 | 585.000 | 29260.000 | 29815.000 | 30370.000 FAN 5 | 10390.000 | RPM | ok | 215.000 | 400.000 | 585.000 | 29260.000 | 29815.000 | 30370.000 CPU Vcore | 0.832 | Volts | ok | 0.640 | 0.664 | 0.688 | 1.344 | 1.408 | 1.472 +3.3VCC | 3.264 | Volts | ok | 2.816 | 2.880 | 2.944 | 3.584 | 3.648 | 3.712 +12 V | 11.978 | Volts | ok | 10.494 | 10.600 | 10.706 | 13.091 | 13.197 | 13.303 CPU DIMM | 1.528 | Volts | ok | 1.152 | 1.216 | 1.280 | 1.760 | 1.776 | 1.792 +5 V | 5.088 | Volts | ok | 4.096 | 4.320 | 4.576 | 5.344 | 5.600 | 5.632 -12 V | -12.486 | Volts | ok | -13.844 | -13.650 | -13.456 | -10.934 | -10.740 | -10.546
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About Lights Out Management VBAT | 3.120 | Volts | ok | 2.816 | 2.880 | 2.944 | 3.584 | 3.648 | 3.712 +3.3VSB | 3.264 | Volts | ok | 2.816 | 2.880 | 2.944 | 3.584 | 3.648 | 3.712 AVCC | 3.264 | Volts | ok | 2.816 | 2.880 | 2.944 | 3.584 | 3.648 | 3.712 Chassis Intru | 0x0 | discrete | 0x0000| na | na | na | na | na | na PS Status | 0x1 | discrete | 0x01ff| na | na | na | na | na | na
Printing System Event Log with User Role
Command:
ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U user -P infoblox -L USER -I lanplus sel list
Command output: The appliance displays all event log entries (if any)
Getting FRU Information with User Role
Command:
ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U user -P infoblox -L USER -I lanplus fru
Command output:
FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0) Board Mfg Date : Sun Dec 31 15:00:00 1995 Board Mfg : Supermicro Board Serial : Product Serial :
Powering Off the Appliance with Operator Role
Command:
ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U operator -P infoblox -L OPERATOR -I lanplus power off
Command output:
Chassis Power Control: Down/Off
Powering On the Appliance with Operator Role
Command:
ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U operator -P infoblox -L OPERATOR -I lanplus power on
Command output:
Chassis Power Control: Up/On
Activating the Serial Console Port using Operator role
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ipmitool -H 10.37.2.70 -U operator -P infoblox -L OPERATOR -I lanplus sol activate
Command output: \
[SOL Session operational. Use ~? for help\] login: admin
password:
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