CIMC Web/SSH interface not responding

[rlaplante@bhfs.com]

Can the CIMC Web/SSH interface be reset without power cycling the whole server?

We have two C460 M2 Rack mount servers using a dedicated CIMC.  Standalone (not UCS manger enabled).  The server is running fine and I can ping the managment IP fine.  The Web interface times out and SSH connects but presents no CLI #.

The documentation for this server indicates that the front panel has a 'Reset Button' and an 'NMI Button'  The documentation however lacks any description of what it resets or even what NMI is.

Thanks in advance for you replies.

[Keny Perez]

Hi,

Unfortunately, the ways you can reset CIMC without touching the rest of the server involve a connection to CIMC itself through either SSH or HTTP(s).    There is an OLD known issue with the old models (M3s do nt suffer this, at least I have not seen it) where you need to reboot the server to recover access.

-Kenny