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I have detected server that I can access using supermicro IPMI. I need to reinstall the OS (linux centos 5) because the current OS cannot boot (kernel panic problems). how can I do that?

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  • login in IPMI https://IP/page/login.html
  • mount CentOS image(Remote Control->Virtual Media)
  • open remote control(Remote Control->Launch Console)
  • restart server(Remote Control->Power Control)
  • change BIOS boot priority order(if need in BIOS)
  • install CentOS
  • umount install CentOS image
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in step 2, is it possible to download the image from the internet? – usef_ksa Feb 20 '11 at 15:25
+1 Step 2a - Go to centos.org and download the ISO; 2b - mount the that ISO as mentioned above; 5 - you can also push F11 (might be different depending on BIOS and IPMI card) to select the boot menu. – Chris S♦ Feb 20 '11 at 15:55
@usef_ksa only flope image from your computer...you need use CIFS(SMB) to mount image – ooshro Feb 20 '11 at 15:56
@Chris 2b - mount the that ISO as mentioned above use Windows share – ooshro Feb 20 '11 at 16:00
@ooshro, not sure where you're getting CIFS from, mounting an ISO does not require using CIFS, though the file could be located on network location (performance would suffer worse than 'normal'). Could you point out a reference where it says the CIFS is needed? – Chris S♦ Feb 20 '11 at 16:07
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