Description
Once any version of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is installed in the system, IPMI tools can no longer access the on-board BMC. The IPMI device driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is not loaded, and the MSIPMI is not shown in the device manager under system devices, this is due to system BIOS failed to expose the BMC through ACPI for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to install the MSIPMI driver.
Causes
After installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008, all IPMI dependent tasks/applications will not function such as IBM Electronic Service Agent (ESA) ESA 4.0, ASU, DSA (IPMI portion only), Director Agent, xFlash and UXSPi, all the UIMs that depend on Director Agent (such as IBM Hardware Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2007). The list of affected tasks/applications is not exhaustive.
Implications
This alert should be resolved at the earliest opportunity.
Resolutions
Review the following:
Retain tip number: "H193166"
MIGR number "MIGR-5075267"
Additional information
To troubleshoot issues with the OSA IPMI device driver or the BMC, visit the "IBM System x support search" Web site, select "Troubleshooting" for "Task", and then select the "Product Family", "Machine type", and "Operating system" values of interest. Then, for "Refine results" select either "OSA IPMI" or "Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)". In the result list, follow the appropriate links, and then read through the articles and follow the applicable instructions. For BladeCenter x86 blade servers, visit the IBM BladeCenter support search Web site and follow similar steps.
To download the latest OSA IPMI device driver, the latest BMC firmware, or both, visit the "IBM System x support search" Web site, select "Download" for "Task", and then select the "Product Family", "Machine type", and "Operating system" values of interest. Then, to download the latest device driver, select "OSA IPMI" in the "Refine results" list; to download the latest BMC firmware, select "Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)" instead. In the result list, click the appropriate link. For BladeCenter x86 blade servers, visit the IBM BladeCenter support search Web site and follow similar steps.
For the compatibility matrix between IBM System x systems and Windows, consult IBM ServerProven System x and xSeries compatibility - Microsoft.
For complete product information about IBM RSA-II, visit IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II. To plan for systems management upgrades with RSA-II, consult IBM ServerProven System x System Management Upgrades.
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