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On RedHat distributions, download the current kernel-source RPM to a
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temporary directory (such as /tmp). Install the package by running the command:
# rpm -ivh /tmp/kernel-source*.rpm
4. Install the OpenIPMI Linux kernel driver RPM.
a. Browse to the OS variant installed on your server. The options are:
redhat/rhel3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 3 (32-bit mode uses the
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architecture type "i386"; 64-bit mode uses architecture type "x86_64")
suse/sles8 for Suse Enterprise Linux, version 8 (32-bit mode uses the
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architecture type "i386"; 64-bit mode uses architecture type "x86_64")
suse/sles9 for SUSE Enterprise Linux, version 9 (64-bit mode uses architecture
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type "x86_64")
suse/suse9 for Suse 9 Professional
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b. Install the OpenIPMI RPM file by running the command:
# rpm -ivh openipmi*.rpm
Note – The kernel driver will be compiled using the kernel-source code during
installation.
5. Install IPMItool.
IPMItool is the command-line-interface (CLI) server-management client.
If the installed Linux distribution uses the 32-bit "i386" architecture, run the
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following command:
# rpm -ivh ipmitool*.i386.rpm
If the installed Linux distribution uses the 64-bit "x86_64" architecture, run the
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following command:
# rpm -ivh ipmitool*.x86_64.rpm
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