What happened to my OMSA ?

[Jeff Boyce]

Ok, maybe the log information that I found in OMSA will give us a clue about 
what happened.  The following four lines are from the date and time when I 
rebooted the server after updating the kernel.  The third line gives a 
warning that SMBIOS data is absent.  What is SMBIOS, and why is the data now 
absent?  Is this the cause of my problem? And how concerned should I be 
about this?  I haven't changed any hardware on my system since replacing my 
PERC controller battery about six months ago.  This was the first system 
reboot since then.

Fri Aug 18 07:29:31 2006Storage ServiceSee readme.txt for a list of 
validated controller driver versions.
Fri Aug 18 07:29:06 2006Instrumentation ServiceServer Administrator starting
Warning  Fri Aug 18 07:29:06 2006Instrumentation ServiceSMBIOS data is 
absent
Fri Aug 18 07:29:06 2006Instrumentation ServiceServer Administrator startup 
complete

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Boyce" <jboyce at meridianenv.com>
To: <linux-poweredge at dell.com>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: What happened to my OMSA ?


> Well it looks like from my LogWatch file for that day that the 
> kernel-source package was installed.  And I have restarted the openmanage 
> services again since then with no change to the (lack of) monitoring.  Are 
> there any other possibilities, or things that I could/should be checking?
>
> Package Installed:
>   ['kernel-2.4.21-47.EL', 'kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-19', 
> 'kernel-smp-2.4.21-47.EL', 'kernel-source-2.4.21-47.EL', 
> 'kernel-utils-2.4-8.37.15']
>   ['sysreport-1.3.7.2-17']
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Cody_Sparks at Dell.com>
> To: <jboyce at meridianenv.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:49 PM
> Subject: RE: What happened to my OMSA ?
>
>
> When you upgraded kernels, did you also install the kernel-source
> package for the new kernel?  If not, install the kernel-source package
> and stop/start the openmanage services again.  It sounds like the kernel
> module didn't get re-compiled for your new kernel.
>
> --Cody
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Boyce
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 4:37 PM
> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: What happened to my OMSA ?
>
> I've had OMSA 4.5 installed and working fine on a PE2600 running RHEL3
> for a year or so.  I noticed last week that items displayed in the web
> interface under the MainChassis item is now an abbreviated list of what
> was being displayed about a month ago.  Currently this item lists only
> Memory, Network, and Ports.  Previously I recall it listed Fans,
> Temperature Sensors, and I think some other stuff; at least fans and
> temps were listed somewhere, now they are nowhere to be found.  The only
> thing that I have done lately to my system is updated some packages and
> my kernel from U7 to
> U8 with a reboot.  I looked in dmsg for some possible clues, but as a
> novice linux administrator for a small company (full time ecologist,
> part time system admin) I may not recognize the clues that are there.
> If anyone can tell me what might of happened, or provide me some
> guidance for what to look for I would appreciate it.  I would like to
> understand what happened first before trying to fix it.  I am sure
> people are going to tell me to upgrade to OMSA 5.0 (which I may do), but
> I am coming to the knowledge base here to try to learn something first.
> If there is any other information that I can provide to the list let me
> know.
>
> Jeff Boyce
> www.meridianenv.com
>
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