Multiple login attempt failures logged when entering DSA GUI - IBM Flex Systems

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H212843

Symptom

When starting to Preboot Dynamic System Analysis (pDSA), users will see some failed IPMI Local Area Network (LAN) access attempts in the Integrated Management Module (IMM) event log.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

• Flex System x480 X6 Compute Node, type 4259, any model
• Flex System x880 X6 Compute Node, type 7903 , any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

Solution

The mechanism of account check in Preboot DSA will be enhanced. DSA can use CIM instead of IPMI LAN to check the account.

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of pDSA 14D.

The target date for this release is scheduled for fourth quarter 2014.

The file is or will be available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and Operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

Workaround

These warning messages in the IMM event log can be ignored.

Additional information

When DSA Preboot is loading, DSA Preboot will get the private account and will check this account with IPMI LAN. In Information Technology Element (ITE) systems, IPMI LAN does not support the private account. When checking with IPMI LAN using the private account, it will fail.

From IMM GA5, IMM will log the failed IPMI access attempts. DSA will try to use CIM instead of IPMI LAN to check the account.