I have been searching without success to find how to get ipmitool to work. It is dependent on /dev/ipmi0 existing, however in my case it doesn't. Here's some information that I think would be helpful:
# service ipmi status
ipmi_msghandler module loaded.
ipmi_si module loaded.
ipmi_devintf module loaded.
/dev/ipmi0 does not exist.
# ./srvadmin-services.sh status
dell_rbu (module) is running
ipmi driver is stopped
dsm_sa_datamgrd (pid 30636) is running
dsm_sa_eventmgrd (pid 30757) is running
dsm_sa_snmpd (pid 30816) is running
dsm_om_shrsvcd (pid 30894) is running
dsm_om_connsvcd (pid 30919 30918) is running
ipmi message handler version 39.2
May 29 13:36:13 # kernel: [11369545.480521] IPMI System Interface driver.
May 29 13:36:13 # kernel: [11369545.480523] ipmi_si: probing via hardcoded address
May 29 13:36:13 # kernel: [11369545.480524] ipmi_si: Adding hardcoded-specified kcs state machine
May 29 13:36:13 # kernel: [11369545.480526] ipmi_si: Trying hardcoded-specified kcs state machine at i/o address 0xca2, slave address 0x0, irq 0
May 29 13:36:13 # kernel: [11369545.480532] ipmi_si: Interface detection failed
# service ipmi restart
Stopping all ipmi drivers: done
Starting ipmi drivers: done
# zypper se ipmi
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Name | Summary | Type
--+------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------
i | OpenIPMI | OpenIPMI | package
| OpenIPMI-devel | OpenIPMI - Development libraries | package
i | ipmitool | Utility for IPMI Control | package
| ipmitool | Utility for IPMI Control | srcpackage
| libipmi0 | IPMI library for iDRAC update | package
i | slessp1-ipmitool | Recommended update for ipmitool | patch
i | slessp2-ipmitool | Recommended update for ipmitool | patch
# rpm -qa | grep srvadmin
srvadmin-sysfsutils-7.2.0-4.1.595.sles11
srvadmin-omacs-7.2.0-4.459.9.sles11
srvadmin-deng-snmp-7.2.0-4.183.49.sles11
srvadmin-tomcat-7.2.0-4.459.11.sles11
srvadmin-webserver-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-racadm4-7.2.0-4.25.868.sles11
srvadmin-itunnelprovider-7.2.0-4.468.10.sles11
srvadmin-racadm5-7.2.0-4.3.567.sles11
srvadmin-racdrsc-7.2.0-4.481.10.sles11
srvadmin-rac4-7.2.0-4.25.868.sles11
srvadmin-server-cli-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-idrac-vmcli-7.2.0-4.40.6.sles11
srvadmin-hapi-7.2.0-4.237.42.sles11
srvadmin-omilcore-7.2.0-4.822.1.sles11
srvadmin-deng-7.2.0-4.183.49.sles11
srvadmin-idracadm-7.2.0-4.481.10.sles11
srvadmin-rac-components-7.2.0-4.481.10.sles11
srvadmin-omcommon-7.2.0-4.459.9.sles11
srvadmin-isvc-snmp-7.2.0-4.325.23.sles11
srvadmin-idrac-7.2.0-4.481.10.sles11
srvadmin-base-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-server-snmp-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-storageservices-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-storelib-sysfs-7.2.0-4.1.594.sles11
srvadmin-realssd-7.2.0-4.531.5.sles11
srvadmin-argtable2-7.2.0-4.2.598.sles11
srvadmin-idrac-ivmcli-7.2.0-4.2.7.sles11
srvadmin-oslog-7.2.0-4.822.1.sles11
srvadmin-standardAgent-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-rac4-populator-7.2.0-4.25.868.sles11
srvadmin-ominst-7.2.0-4.459.11.sles11
srvadmin-smweb-7.2.0-4.528.5.sles11
srvadmin-omacore-7.2.0-4.459.11.sles11
srvadmin-storage-cli-7.2.0-4.528.5.sles11
srvadmin-storageservices-cli-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-xmlsup-7.2.0-4.458.9.sles11
srvadmin-storelib-7.2.0-4.525.5.sles11
srvadmin-racsvc-7.2.0-4.25.868.sles11
srvadmin-idrac-snmp-7.2.0-4.481.10.sles11
srvadmin-rac5-7.2.0-4.3.567.sles11
srvadmin-storageservices-snmp-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
srvadmin-smcommon-7.2.0-4.528.5.sles11
srvadmin-jre-7.2.0-4.460.9.sles11
srvadmin-isvc-7.2.0-4.325.23.sles11
srvadmin-storage-7.2.0-4.528.5.sles11
srvadmin-storage-snmp-7.2.0-4.528.5.sles11
srvadmin-all-7.2.0-4.9.3.sles11
# lsmod | grep ipmi
ipmi_devintf 17509 0
ipmi_si 53294 0
ipmi_msghandler 49895 2 ipmi_devintf,ipmi_si
Why doesn't /dev/ipmi0 exist and how can I make it exist?
