Can’t get OMSA installed on Dell R610 w/ Centos 6

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Trying to use the iDRAC racadm command to reset the login password for the iDRAC web gui.

So I installed OMSA (found this link http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/f/4469/t/19490204)

wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash
yum install srvadmin-all

No issues with above.

PROBLEM:

root@server [~]# racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 "newpassword"
-bash: racadm: command not found

root@server [~]# rpm -q -a --requires srvadmin-all                                        
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
srvadmin-base = 8.1.0
srvadmin-idrac = 8.1.0
srvadmin-oslog = 8.1.0
srvadmin-rac4 = 8.1.0
srvadmin-rac5 = 8.1.0
srvadmin-server-cli = 8.1.0
srvadmin-server-snmp = 8.1.0
srvadmin-standardAgent = 8.1.0
srvadmin-storageservices = 8.1.0
srvadmin-webserver = 8.1.0

EDIT: had to run "sh" like this, within the directory path. New error.

root@server [/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin]# sh racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 "newpassword"
ERROR: Failed to set the object value. 
Possible reason may be that Local Configuration using RACADM is disabled.
===============================================================================
IMPORTANT NOTE!
The RAC is unable to communicate with the BMC. This condition may
occur because of (1) no BMC is present, (2) missing or disfunctional
IPMI-related software components. Many RAC features depend on BMC
connectivity in order to work properly, and you may see failures
as a result.

UPDATE 8/25:

root@server [~]# racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 newpassword
Object value modified successfully

UPDATE #2

root@server [~]# racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i 2
# cfgUserAdminIndex=2
cfgUserAdminUserName=root
# cfgUserAdminPassword=******** (Write-Only)
cfgUserAdminEnable=1
cfgUserAdminPrivilege=0x000001ff
cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege=4
cfgUserAdminIpmiSerialPrivilege=4
cfgUserAdminSolEnable=1

Best Answer

I always had to do the following steps. Bear with me because I don't have a dell machine in front of me anymore.


    cd /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc
    # there is some auto*.sh file, I can't remember the name, run this it will 
    ./auto*.sh
    srvadmin-services.sh restart
    # This may not be in your path, if not, there is a profile script in /etc/profile.d to source

The srvadmin-services.sh also make sure all the dell agents and modules are running, along with ipmi.

Make sure that racadm points to the correct one for you drac version, in this case, racadmin-idrac6 I believe. It is usually a symbolic link.

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How to set up Dell OMSA tools on Debian 6 (Squeeze) (PE2950)

This is what I have done under Debian 6 x86_64, Kernel 3.4.9, to get OMSA working although the storage controller isn't showing up. I have MegaCLI working now which is a better in my opinion so I am happy with this;

# Kernel modules
sudo modprobe ipmi_msghandler
sudo modprobe ipmi_devintf
sudo modprobe ipmi_s
# Sometimes this is `sudo modprobe ipmi_si` on 64bit machines

sudo -i
echo "ipmi_msghandler" >> /etc/modules
echo "ipmi_devintf" >> /etc/modules
echo "ipmi_si" >> /etc/modules
exit

# To use a repo stop here and perform add to /etc/apt/sources.list
# "deb ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa dell sara"
# then run;
# wget http://ftp.sara.nl/debian_sara.asc
# sudo apt-key add debian_sara.asc
# sudo apt-get update 
# Now there is no need to download the debian packages below


#Install IPMI tools;
sudo apt-get install openipmi
sudo apt-get install ipmitool

#Install OMSA dependancies:
sudo apt-get install snmp snmpd 
sudo apt-get install -f lib32ncurses5
#sudo apt-get install -f libncurses5 # Not needed on 64 bit machine
sudo apt-get install -f ia32-libs #Only needed for 64bit machines

# If not use the deb packages below but the repo above, at this point you can execute;
# sudo apt-get install dellomsa 

#Grab OMSA and debian package (can be http): ONLY IF NOT USING REPO ABOVE
#wget ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/outgoing/dell/binary-i386/dellomsa_5.5.0-5_i386.deb
wget ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/outgoing/dell/binary-amd64/dellomsa_5.5.0-5_amd64.deb
# mirrors:
# http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/uploads/linux/dell/dellomsa_5.5.0-5_i386.deb
# http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/uploads/linux/dell/dellomsa_5.5.0-5_amd64.deb
dpkg -i dellomsa_5.5.0-5_amd64.deb

#At this point, run the following to update libraries when using either repo or deb pkg
sudo ldconfig

#For 32bit machine with library/dependencies missing;
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
#May require gcc.3.3 to get the right version: sudo apt-get install gcc-3.3-base

#For 64 bit machine we may need 32bit libstdc++5 from here, forced install on 64 bit machine:
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gcc-3.3/libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_i386.deb
# http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gcc-3.3/libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_amd64.deb
# Mirrors;
# http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/uploads/linux/dell/libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_i386.deb
# http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/uploads/linux/dell/libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_i386.deb

#Some links maybe needed: 
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 /lib/libstdc++.so.5
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 /lib32/libstdc++.so.5
#sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 /lib64/libstdc++.so.5 # This should exist on 64-bit machine

#Pop this handy script into /etc/init.d (Thanks to James Kyle) and run it
sudo wget -O /etc/init.d/dell_omsa.sh http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/uploads/linux/dell/dell_omsa.sh
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/dell_omsa.sh
sudo /etc/init.d/dell_omsa.sh

# Enable SNMP in OMSA
sudo /etc/init.d/dataeng enablesnmp
# Make sure both are running
sudo /etc/init.d/snmpd restart
sudo /etc/init.d/dataeng start
sudo /etc/init.d/dsm_om_connsvc start
sudo /etc/init.d/dsm_om_shrsvc start

# To log into OMSA with a local user accout;
# Download 32bit pam auth modules if on 64 (also, force inet4 sometimes):
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/p/pam/libpam-modules_1.1.3-2ubuntu1_i386.deb --inet4-only
# Newer versions:
# http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/p/pam/libpam-modules_1.1.3-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb
# http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/p/pam/libpam-modules_1.1.3-6ubuntu1_i386.deb
dpkg-deb -x libpam-modules_1.1.3-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ./
cd ./lib/i386-linux-gnu/security
sudo cp pam_unix.so /lib32/security
sudo cp pam_nologin.so /lib32/security
sudo ldconfig 

#Restart 
sudo /etc/init.d/dsm_om_connsvc restart
#OMSA seems to bind to a TCP socket on IPv6, as shown by netstat -nl, check in /opt/dell/srvadmin/iws/config/iws.ini
# tcp6 :::1311
# But this will accept connectios on any local IPV4 address or IPv6 address
#browser: https://[2a01:420:9:0:213:72ff:fe53:2c05]:1311
#or: https://10.0.25.76:1311

# MegaRAID/CLI stuff for LSI Controllers in Dells (Perc's like 5/i and 6/i etc)

# might need the following if not installed
sudo apt-get install alien unzip sysfsutils

#Download link
wget http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/MegaRAID%20Common%20Files/8.02.16_MegaCLI.zip
# mirror:
# http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/uploads/linux/dell/8.02.16_MegaCLI.zip
unzip 8.02.16_MegaCLI.zip
cd LINUX
unzip MegaCliLin.zip
# Install the bundled libraries;
sudo alien -iv Lib_Utils-1.00-09.noarch.rpm

# Upack;
rpm2cpio MegaCli-8.02.16-1.i386.rpm | cpio -dimv

# copy files to /opt
sudo mv opt/MegaRAID/ /opt/
cd /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/
sudo ./MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEvents -aAll

# Example commands:
# http://tools.rapidsoft.de/perc/perc-cheat-sheet.html

# Controller information
MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL

Centos – Can’t get to Dell OMSA webpage on the server

It sounds like you need to open port 1311 in your firewall. (You may also want to restrict it to specific IP address ranges or other criteria, but this should get you going.)

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