Installation guide

Introduction 5
Supported Device Types
The following types of service processors are not supported by default but
may be made to work: IPMI 2.0, RSA-I, RILOE, ALOM. Knowledgeable
administrators who need to connect these types of service processors would
need to use the onbdtemplate utility to find out if new command
templates or customized Expect scripts need to be created to handle the
interactions. See the AlterPath OnBoard Administration Guide for details and
contact Cyclades technical support if additional assistance is needed.
The OnBoard has been tested with the above-listed service processors and
devices running the specific firmware versions listed in the release notes. If
the firmware on a device or service processor being managed by the OnBoard
is at another level, the OnBoard administrator can customize command
templates. See “Appendix A: Advanced Device Configuration” in the
AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide.
See the following figure for an illustration of connecting the OnBoard to a
dedicated Ethernet port on a service processor and to another dedicated
Ethernet port on a device without a service processor.
DRAC III/XT Dell
RSA II IBM
Device console Any servers without service processors and other types of
devices, such as some routers, that redirect their serial
console output to a dedicated Ethernet port
Table 1-2: Types of Service Processors That Work With the OnBoard (Continued)
Protocol or Access Type Vendor