ZIP NAME:  dl140ipmidriveras30-1.00.00-2.zip
TITLE:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3.0 IPMI Driver for the HP ProLiant DL140.

VERSION:  1.00.00-2

LANGUAGE(S):  English

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:   HP ProLiant DL140 Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3.0(for 2.4.21-4.EL and 2.4.21-4.ELsmp kernels)

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 09, 2004

SUPERSEDES:  None.

DESCRIPTION:  This .ZIP file contains driver for IPMI support for the HP ProLiant DL140 
              servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3.0.

NEW FEATURES:  Add Watchdog Timer routine into IPMI driver, setting as 20 secs to reset watchdog timer and 10 mins to hard reset system.

PROBLEMS FIXED:  None.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Download this .ZIP file on your server.

2.  Unzip the contents to a directory on your hard drive.

3.  Enter the command below:  
 
	[root@localhost]# rpm -ivh --force ipmidrv-rhas30-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm
	  Preparing...          ########################################### [100%] 
	  1:ipmidrv-rhas30      ########################################### [100%] 

4.  After installation, you can query the file list by the rpm command shown below:
 
	[root@localhost]# rpm -ql ipmidrv-rhas30
	  /etc/init.d/ipmidrv 
          /etc/ipmi_watchdog.config
	  /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/ipmi.o
	  /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/misc/ipmi.o
	  /var/local/ipmidrv
	  /var/local/ipmidrv/stopwatchdog

5.  After you have installed IPMI driver, there are several startup script files added, and they are
    /etc/rc3.d/S98ipmidrv, /etc/rc4.d/S98ipmidrv and /etc/rc5.d/S98ipmidrv, they are all linked to 
    /etc/init.d/ipmidrv. They can be viewed as shown below:  

	[root@localhost /]# ls -l /etc/rc3.d/S98ipmidrv 
	  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 2 13:45 /etc/rc3.d/S98ipmidrv -> ../init.d/ipmidrv 

 


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