Avocent IPMI device driver for Windows
Copyright (c) 2008 Avocent Corp. All rights reserved.
Date Created : 2003/10/07
Date Modified : 2008/04/14
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EDITED BY IBM 2008/04/23
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CONTENTS
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1.0 Overview
2.0 Installation, Upgrade and Removal instructions
4.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number
4.0 Notices and trademarks
5.0 Disclaimer
1.0 Overview
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1.1 This IPMI device driver was originally developed by OSA Technologies, Inc.
and is now owned by the Avocent Corporation.
1.2 Limitations
- When a Remote Supervisor Adapter-II (RSA-II) card is installed in the
systems listed below, the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and
Intelligent Platform Messaging Interface (IPMI) functionality are disabled,
by design. This causes the Avocent IPMI driver to produce a yellow bang
under System devices. Whenever the RSA-II card is removed the yellow bang
will go away, and the IPMI and BMC functionality will be restored.
IBM eServer xSeries x206m
IBM eServer xSeries x306m
- The Avocent IPMI driver should not be removed using Windows Device Manager.
Use "Add or Remove Programs" to remove the driver package. See section 2.4
for additional information.
1.3 Enhancements
- none
1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update:
- none
1.5 Dependencies:
- none
1.6 Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (standard and enterprise edition)
- Microsoft Windows server 2003 (standard and enterprise edition)
- Microsoft Windows server 2003 x64 Edition (standard and enterprise edition)
1.7 End User License Agreement (EULA)
- Please read Avocent's EULA supplied with this package before installing the
driver. Installing the driver implies the EULA is accepted.
2.0 Installation, Upgrade and Removal instructions
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****** NOTE ******
The Avocent IPMI driver name that appears in "Add or Remove Programs",
has been changed back to its original name, "IPMI Driver". This is in
response to some confusion caused by the first renaming, where the driver
was identified as "IBM_msi_server".
2.1 Attended installation of the driver
Open a command session and change directory to the location of Acovent's driver
package. Launch the Avocent IPMI driver package executable
osa_dd_ipmi_jap4xxa_winsrvr_32-64.exe
where xx is the build version number.
- Read through license agreement. If you wish to proceed with the driver
installation then click the Accept button.
- In the Update Driver window, select the Apply Update radio button and click
the Next button.
- When the process completes, click the Finish button.
2.2 Unattended installation of the driver
Open a command session and enter the following command
osa_dd_ipmi_jap4xxa_winsrvr_32-64.exe -s -a -s
where xx is the build version number.
If the Unattended installation command is issued from a program, then Avocent's
installation package will return one of the following exit codes.
0 = success - no reboot needed
1 = success - reboot required
2 = install failure
3 = unsupported
4 = upgraded
2.3 Upgrading the driver
The Avocent IPMI driver can be upgraded by following the installation
instructions documented in sections 2.1 or 2.2 above.
2.4 Removing the driver
The Avocent IPMI driver should be removed using the following steps.
- Click Start\Settings\Control Panel\Add or Remove Programs
- Select the entry "IBM_msi_server" or "IPMI Driver" (depending on the
version you have installed) and click the Remove button. The Add or
Remove Programs utility will prompt you to restart the system to complete
the driver removal process.
The Avocent IPMI driver should not be removed using Device Manager. Doing
so only partially removes the driver, which prevents the installation of a new
driver version or re-installation of the previously installed version. If an
attempt has already been made to remove the driver using Device Manager, then
follow the driver removal instructions listed above and reboot the system.
3.0 Web information and support phone number
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3.1 IBM Support Web Site:
http://www.ibm.com/support/.
For a list of supported operating systems on legacy (non-shipping)
controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through your IBM
reseller, if your reseller is authorized by IBM to provide warranty service. See
http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers, or in the U.S.
and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).
In the U.S. and Canada, hardware service and support is available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. In the U.K., these services are available Monday through Friday,
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
3.2 IBM eserver xSeries Web Site:
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries
3.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update,
go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html.
4.0. Notices and trademarks
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4.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United
States, or other countries or both:
* IBM
* xSeries
* eServer
4.1 The following terms are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United
States, or other countries or both:
* Windows
* Windows 2000
* Windows Server 2003
4.3 Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.
5.0. Disclaimer
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5.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN
THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM
GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.