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Darkpaw-T

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August 7th, 2008 17:00

clearing IPMI logs

You guys REALLY need to build a DOS-based utility for clearing the IPMI logs.  Having to install OpenManage on a system just to clear logs (which often involves installing an OS from scratch just to install OM!) is one of the biggest drawbacks to the PowerEdge server line. 

 

Is there a way to do this without installing OM and/or having a DRAC card functioning on the box?

 

  • at5147

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    Posted August 8th, 2008 00:00

    What system do you have? And this is community based forum, just fyi.
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    Posted August 8th, 2008 10:00

    This is on any system. PE1750, PE1850, PE2650, PE1950, PE2950...they are all done the same way. Either you install OM on it or have to be using a DRAC. There should be an easier way to clear the log than this. A DOS/floppy based utility should be easy enough for someone to write, I would think (I am not a programmer). As for being community-based, yes, I know that. But searching through these forums I saw some OLD posts with reference to this very problem (going back several years), with replies by Dell employees on it. So Dell reads them.
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    Posted August 8th, 2008 15:00

    I spent an hour and a half on the phone with Dell this morning to attempt to get this, and am still without a working program that does so. If there is a program/floppy available for this, I'd appreciate if you could post a link to it. I can't be the only person that doesn't normally use OM to do this...if it's available, it would be a good thing if they made it in the applications list for the service tag on the support site (like they do with BIOS/firmware updates).
  • at5147

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    Posted August 8th, 2008 15:00

    There are DOS based tools available to clear ESM logs for most of the systems listed. Call dell tech support and they should be able to provide them to you.
  • du2efs

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    Posted August 17th, 2008 06:00

    Try to google ipmitool for dos

  • snapohead

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    Posted August 25th, 2008 04:00

    BMCCFG
  • storto1

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    Posted October 9th, 2011 17:00

    this is needed badly.....