View source for SLS Pismo:Building and installing ipmitool + cxmanage

== Ubuntu 14.04 / CentOS 7 package prerequisites  ==

* Install a number of prerequisite packages:
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# For Ubuntu
root@ubuntu:~#  apt-get install libssl-dev python python-pip python-setuptools

# For CentOS/Redhat
yum install openssl-devel python python-pip
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* Update '''<code>pip</code>''':
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root@ubuntu:~# pip install --upgrade pip
root@ubuntu:~# pip install --force-reinstall mock
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== Download the SLS Management package ==

* Download with '''<code>git</code>''':
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root@ubuntu:~# git clone https://github.com/lfrancois/sls-management-tools.git
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* Confirm the contents have downloaded:
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root@ubuntu:~# cd sls-management-tools/
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools# ls
cxmanage  ipmitool  pyipmi  README.md
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools#
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== Configure and Install ipmitool ==
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root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools# cd pyipmi/
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/pyipmi# python setup.py install
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/pyipmi# cd ../ipmitool/
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/ipmitool# ./configure
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/ipmitool# make clean
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/ipmitool# make all
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/ipmitool# make install
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* Check which <code>ipmitool</code> is default and the version:
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root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/cxmanage# which ipmitool 
/usr/local/bin/ipmitool
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/cxmanage# ipmitool -V
ipmitool version 1.8.11.0-cx9
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== Configure and install cxmanage ==
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root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/ipmitool# cd ../cxmanage/
root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/cxmanage# python setup.py install
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'''N.B.''' - If you get an error about <code>mock requires setuptools>=17.1. Aborting installation</code>, ensure you've updated <code>pip</code> as detailed above.

* Check which <code>cxmanage</code> is default:
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root@ubuntu:~/sls-management-tools/cxmanage# which cxmanage
/usr/local/bin/cxmanage
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