m620 - elventear/devops GitHub Wiki

You'll need to tunnel to m620 and use ~/src/radiasoft/devops/bin/idrac-java-console.

Make sure you have a tunnel setup:

apa3.bivio.biz:
    LocalForward 5908 192.168.1.219:5900

The actual values depend on the configuration of the m1000.

On the same laptop

cd ~/src/radiasoft/devops/bin
git pull
./idrac-java-console 8

Follow the Java prompts warning about danger of running the program, which it is downloading from the m620.

Go to root@apa3, and setup the Virtual DVD:

screen
cd ~/src/radiasoft/devops/bin
git pull
. ./idrac-m620-setup.sh
idrac 8 vmcli -c /var/tmp/Fedora-Server-DVD-x86_64-23.iso

You should expect to see something like:

Connecting to server....
Connecting to 192.168.1.219
. Login success.

Mapping /var/tmp/Fedora-Server-DVD-x86_64-23.iso to Remote Device[0] as Read Only. Success.

For the above to work, you need the following environment variables set:

• IDRAC_BASE_IP=192.168.1.211
• IDRAC_PASSWORD=
• IDRAC_ALL_SLOTS=( 3 8 9 14 )

We source them on login so you shouldn't need to set these explictly.

In the virtual console, you'll need to mount the Virtual CD by clicking on Next Boot in the menu and selecting Virtual CD/DVD/ISO. It should acknowledge with a popup stating Next Boot Device Selected: Virtual CD/DVD/ISO. Click OK.

Then reboot the m620 by click on Power in the menu and then selecting Power Cycle System (cold boot). You'll get a warning You are about to execute a server control action. Are you sure you want to continue?. Click Yes.

Be PATIENT: The hardware takes a long time to initialize. Once you get to the Fedora initialization screen, follow Fedora23.

http://www.dell.com/support/Article/us/en/6099/SLN284985

To do a hardware clear, you have to remove the system board. It's an involved process.