I'm trying to test out DPM on a Dell PowerEdge 2950. FOr this to work I need to setup IPMI so I can have a server go into safemode and exit out of safe mode. I've been googling like mad but have been unable to find an answer on how to get this to work. Whenever I try to put my host in standby I get this message:
vCenter has determined that it cannot resume host <hostname> from standby; therefore, the enter standby task was stopped.
Confirm that IPMI/ILO is correctly configured for host <hostname>. Or, configure vCenter to use WoL, ensuring there are at least two or more hosts in the cluster, and try the task again.
A couple things about this error: One this is a two host cluster (for testing purposes). Two, I'm using Dell hardware so I have to use IPMI not ILO.
I have logged into my DRAC page and have enabled IPMI over LAN, but I don't know what else to do here, nor do I know where any settings concerning this are found in vCenter or ESX. Any help would be appreciated.
Gunnar