IPMI power on Lambda Vector system not working

post by squires.scott on Jan 13, 2023

We have 3 Lambda Vector systems that ended up in a remote data center. I can access them via IPMI, but I’m unable to power them on.

$ ipmitool -H $IPADDRESS -U admin shell

Password:
ipmitool> chassis status

System Power : off
Power Overload : false
Power Interlock : inactive
Main Power Fault : false
Power Control Fault : false
Power Restore Policy : always-off
Last Power Event : command
Chassis Intrusion : inactive
Front-Panel Lockout : inactive
Drive Fault : false
Cooling/Fan Fault : false
Sleep Button Disable : allowed
Diag Button Disable : allowed
Reset Button Disable : allowed
Power Button Disable : allowed
Sleep Button Disabled: false
Diag Button Disabled : false
Reset Button Disabled: false
Power Button Disabled: false

ipmitool> chassis power on

Chassis Power Control: Up/On

I also tried ‘up’:

ipmitool> chassis power up

Chassis Power Control: Up/On

ipmitool> chassis status

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Neither option powered on the system. When I tried with capitalized On/Up as per the output, that’s apparently not valid:

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ipmitool> power On

Invalid chassis power command: On ipmitool> power Up

Invalid chassis power command: Up

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The motherboard is an ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE. I checked their Manual and Getting started guide, but I didn’t find any solutions.

Unfortunately I don’t have physical access to poke around the BIOS of the system. Does anyone have any ideas why I can’t remotely power it on, or how to enable remote power on?

Thanks!