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bmcbutler - A BMC configuration tool, based on bmclib

For supported hardware see the bmclib page.

Build

go get github.com/bmc-toolbox/bmcbutler

Setup

Theres two parts to setting up configuration for bmcbutler, the butler configuration and the configuration for bmcs.

bmcbutler configuration

The configuration bmcbutler requires to run.

Add a config under /etc/bmcbutler/bmcbutler.yml bmcbutler.yml sample

bmc configuration

The configuration to be applied to bmcs.

bmc configuration is split into two types,

• configuration - configuration to be applied periodically.
• setup - one time setup configuration.

Create a directory /etc/bmcbutler/cfg/ copy the yaml config definitions in there,

configuration.yml sample setup.yml sample

inventory

bmcbutler was written with the intent of sourcing inventory assets and configuring their bmcs, a csv inventory example is provided to play with.

inventory.csv sample

The config file points bmcbutler to the right inventory source.

Run

Configure blade/chassis/discrete, this expects the csv file to be in place.

bmcbutler configure --chassis --serial <serial> --verbose
bmcbutler configure --blade --serial <serial> --verbose
bmcbutler configure --discrete --serial <serial> --verbose

Acknowledgment

bmcbutler was originally developed for Booking.com. With approval from Booking.com, the code and specification were generalized and published as Open Source on github, for which the authors would like to express their gratitude.