On 11/29/06, John Hearns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bill Broadley wrote: > > > Does anyone know if IPMI can "share" a GigE port? Or does it usually > require a dedicated port on the host? Yes, definitely. The Supermicro IPMI cards can share the eth0 port with the main gigabit channel. The cards are powered up and on the network whenever power is applied to the chassis. There is a bridge somewhere on the motherboard which bridges between eth0 and the IPMI interface.
John, Wouldn't that sharing introduce a limitation, we have seen that we are not able to manage nodes remotley when the node has a kernel panic for example. and we had other intermitent problems that we do not yet know the cause exatly.i am really interested to know what other implications that bridging/sharing will imply regards Walid. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
