Hi Sorry for not posting the info before.... I repeated the steps, and now fence_ipmilan -o reboot powers down the machine, no power up, and ILOm gets reseted to factory defaults ???? Below is the info, I've been finding the fence_ipmilan not very reliable, any one using it in prod? what is the most used fencing methods? ##### Info for ipmi ##### SUN BLADE X6270 SERVER MODULE, ILOM v3.0.6.10, r48729 fence_ipmilan 2.0.115 (built Sep 2 2009 11:45:31) fence_ipmilan -a 172.26.18.3 -l xxxx -p xxxx -o status Getting status of IPMI:172.26.18.3...Chassis power = On Done fence_ipmilan -a 172.26.255.1 -l xxxx -p xxxx -o reboot Rebooting machine @ IPMI:172.26.255.1...ipmilan: Failed to connect after 10 seconds Powers Down, no power Up, Ilo goes to factory Reset /etc/ipmi_lan.conf addr 0.0.0.0 priv_limit admin allowed_auths_callback md5 allowed_auths_user md5 allowed_auths_operator md5 allowed_auths_admin md5 user 2 true xxxx xxxx admin 1 md5 ipmitool lan print Set in Progress : Set Complete Auth Type Support : NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD Auth Type Enable : Callback : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD : User : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD : Operator : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD : Admin : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD : OEM : IP Address Source : Static Address IP Address : 172.26.18.5 Subnet Mask : 255.255.240.0 MAC Address : 00:14:4f:ca:83:4e SNMP Community String : public IP Header : TTL=0x00 Flags=0x00 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x00 BMC ARP Control : ARP Responses Enabled, Gratuitous ARP Enabled Gratituous ARP Intrvl : 5.0 seconds Default Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00 Backup Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0 Backup Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00 802.1q VLAN ID : Disabled 802.1q VLAN Priority : 0 RMCP+ Cipher Suites : 2,3,0 Cipher Suite Priv Max : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX : X=Cipher Suite Unused : c=CALLBACK : u=USER : o=OPERATOR : a=ADMIN : O=OEM ipmitool -U ipmi -P ipmi -H malta8 chassis status System Power : on Power Overload : false Power Interlock : inactive Main Power Fault : false Power Control Fault : false Power Restore Policy : always-off Last Power Event : Chassis Intrusion : inactive Front-Panel Lockout : inactive Drive Fault : false Cooling/Fan Fault : false > On 1/15/2010 3:53 PM, jose nuno neto wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm trying to set up fencing with ipmi on 2node cluster. >> I have ipmi working fine and I can issue shutdown/reboot commands through >> ipmitool, but when I use fence_ipmilan the command is executed but fence_ipmilan keeps waiting for aknowledge ( I guess ) and closes with error. >> Then fenced daemon keeps trying to fence again. >> Is there a way to prevent this? What is fenced_ipmilan expecting from the >> machine it has been shutdown? >> Much Thanks >> Jose > > Might be helpful to know what version of fence_ipmilan you are using and how you configured it in cluster.conf. Did you try using fence_ipmilan from command line? > > Fabio > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster