Installs ipmitool and allows for basic configuration of IPMI users and LAN settings through included LWRP. Also includes an IPMI Ohai plugin that adds IPMI information to your node object.
A compatible IPMI interface such as a Dell DRAC, Supermicro BMC or HP iLO (only actually tested on Dell and Supermicro)
Chef version 0.10.10+ and Ohai 7.0.0+ are required. Ohai 7 originally shipped with Chef 11.12.0 if you use Omnibus installers
- Debian 6
- Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (CentOS/Scientific/Oracle) 5.X, 6.X
- FreeBSD
Users and LAN settings are configured on the node such as the example below from chef-solo dna.json
"ipmi": {
"users": {
"3": {
"username": "powerapi",
"password": "sdj94jggsDF",
"level": 4,
"enable": "true"
}
},
"lan": {
"1": {
"type": "static",
"ipaddr": "172.30.0.50",
"netmask": "255.255.255.0",
"gateway": "172.30.0.1",
"access": "true"
}
}
}
The key for user is userid, for lan it is channel. The level attribute on users is the access level which are usually 1 - Callback, 2 - User, 3 - Operator, 4 - Administrator
Include Recipe[ipmi] in your run list