Do you know if fencing can be accomplished using BMC (OpenManage™ Baseboard
Management Controller)? Docs say it has power on off controllers. Curious if there is any option here?
If fencing could be used using the BMC it would give a whole lot of people the ability to use HA. THE BMC is CLI based and has power on/off capability and allows the server to be remotely accessed over the LAN or serial port, regardless of its condition.
A blurp from the dell docs.
The Dell™ systems’ baseboard management controller (BMC) monitors the
system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the
system board and sends alerts and logs events when certain parameters exceed
their preset thresholds. The BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent
Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to
configure, monitor, and recover systems remotely. The BMC provides the
following features:
• Access through the system’s serial port and integrated NIC
• Fault logging and SNMP alerting
• Access to the system event log (SEL) and sensor status
• Control of system functions including power on and power off
• Support that is independent of the system’s power or operating state
• Text console redirection for system setup, text-based utilities, and
operating system consoles
• Access to Linux Enterprise server serial console interfaces by using Serial
over LAN (SOL).
Original thread http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/8509-Advice-on-HA-setup?p=49801
Management Controller)? Docs say it has power on off controllers. Curious if there is any option here?
If fencing could be used using the BMC it would give a whole lot of people the ability to use HA. THE BMC is CLI based and has power on/off capability and allows the server to be remotely accessed over the LAN or serial port, regardless of its condition.
A blurp from the dell docs.
The Dell™ systems’ baseboard management controller (BMC) monitors the
system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the
system board and sends alerts and logs events when certain parameters exceed
their preset thresholds. The BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent
Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to
configure, monitor, and recover systems remotely. The BMC provides the
following features:
• Access through the system’s serial port and integrated NIC
• Fault logging and SNMP alerting
• Access to the system event log (SEL) and sensor status
• Control of system functions including power on and power off
• Support that is independent of the system’s power or operating state
• Text console redirection for system setup, text-based utilities, and
operating system consoles
• Access to Linux Enterprise server serial console interfaces by using Serial
over LAN (SOL).
Original thread http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/8509-Advice-on-HA-setup?p=49801