[rescue] E250 temperatures

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008, Steve Sandau wrote:

> You know, I had some odd problems with the LOM on a brand new V245
> last month. I thought it was me, or that there was some odd network
> problem. I had the LOM "disappear" on me a couple of times
> (unreachable on the network) , and when I was connected with a serial
> cable, I had the LOM reset repeatedly.  It finally settled down sort
> of, and worked, but the resetting thing happened a couple more times.
> I wonder if that is what was going on when it dropped off the network.

This was slightly different.  When the ALOM module has a static IP
address set, it behaves normally.  When it has DHCP turned on, it
crashes while booting up, and never gets around to powering on the host
system.  The only way I found to get ALOM back was boot the host system
with the power button, use the Solaris tools to halt/restart ALOM, and
bring ALOM back up with its network port disconnected.

They had a good thing going with LOM, LOMlite, and RSM, but ALOM is
garbage.  You'd think in 2008 they could just put RSM on a highly-
integrated ASIC and call it done.

-- 
Jonathan Patschke | "There is no such thing as a short of reserves...
Elgin, TX         |  one bank can have a problem...the Fed can print
USA               |  money, there is no shortage."
.                 |     --Jim Glassman, US Economist, JPMorgan Chase