C H A P T E R  24

Netra CT-820 IPMI Test (nipmitest)

The nipmitest exercises and verifies the basic operation of the IPMI bus and communications between the CP2300 board to the DMC (distributed management controller) board. The test sends IPMI commands and waits for a response. The test retries up to three times no response is received.

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nipmitest Options

To reach the dialog box below, right-click on the test name in the System Map and select Test Parameter Options. If you do not see this test in the System Map, you might need to expand the collapsed groups, or your system may not include the device appropriate to this test. Refer to the SunVTS User's Guide for more details.

FIGURE 24-1 nipmitest Test Parameter Options Dialog Box

TABLE 24-1 nipmitest Options

nipmitest Options	Description
DMC Active	Enable or Disable the nipmitest. The default is Enable.

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nipmitest Supported Test Modes

TABLE 24-2 nipmitest Supported Test Modes

Test Mode	Description
Connection	Attempts to establish communication with the DMC Active Diag Daemon Actor and reports a Pass or Fail status.
Functional	Establishes communication with the DMC Active Diag Daemon Actor, initiates all subtests that are enabled, and reports Pass or Fail status.

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nipmitest Command-Line Syntax

/opt/SUNWvtshm/bin/nipmitest -o option=value, nipmitest={Enable | Disable}

TABLE 24-3 nipmitest Command-Line Syntax

Argument	Description
nipmitest=Enable | Disable	Enable or Disable the nipmitest. The default is Enable.

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