VMware Capacity Planner - Linux RHE 4 AS

[rgavilanes]

Hi,

I have a trouble... I need recolect inventory info from servers with Linux Red Hat Enterprise 4 AS / Red Hat 3 / AIX , etc., and Perfomance info with VMware Capacity Planner, but I can't recolect info of CPU and RAM because i have errors with the dmidecode and lsdev command, this commands return "commad not found, i attach the log:

02/05/2009 13:49:59:1:436: Inventory: Start as Job Task ID=9

02/05/2009 13:49:59:1:436: Inventory: Collecting inventory for 1 systems

02/05/2009 13:49:59:2:436: Inventory: Collecting inventory for system '172.16.49.38:2'

02/05/2009 13:49:59:1:436: Inventory: All systems submitted to be processed for Job Task ID=9

02/05/2009 13:49:59:2:1112: Inventory: System '172.16.49.38' is a Unix system. Using Unix methods.

02/05/2009 13:49:59:1:1112: Inventory.GetUnixInv: Collecting inventory for 172.16.49.38

02/05/2009 13:51:38:2:1112: Inventory.GetUnixInv: Importing inventory file (C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Capacity Planner\temp\Inv_172.16.49.38_6104B49C-5117-FB4F-B391-FD169C82A65A.txt) for 172.16.49.38

02/05/2009 13:51:38:0:1112: Inventory.ProcessInvObjects: http://2-172.16.49.38 Command = `dmidecode` returned Error = not found in /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/contrib/bin 02/05/2009 13:51:38:0:1112: Inventory.ProcessInvObjects: http://2-172.16.49.38 Command = `lsdev` returned Error = not found in /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/contrib/bin

02/05/2009 13:51:49:1:436: Inventory: Inventory Collection Complete for Job Task ID '9'

Please your help...

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Seems like it can not find dmidecode or lsdev on your system. Do a 'where dmidecode; where lsdev' to see if you can locate those programs. You may also wish to look at permissions on those to see if you can execute them as the user you are using for capacity planner.

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[rgavilanes]

Hi,

Thanks for your response...

The user is root, this user is "charged" in the Capacity Planner for loggin in this server... I go this monday to do a test...

Please, i need atention in this case, i post the results...

Thks

[mcowger]

You need to install the dmidecode rpm.

--Matt

[rgavilanes]

Hi Matt,

And LSDEV? exist a packet RPM?

Tks

[mcowger]

thats part of procinfo rpm.

--Matt

[rgavilanes]

Hi,

Yes, is part of procinfo,

dmidecode is part of something packet, as systool packet?

Thanks for you help..!!

[mcowger]

There is a dmidecode rpm.

[rgavilanes]

OK thanks...

I have Linux RHEL 3, RHEL4 , exist for this systems dmidecode RPM and PROCINFO packet? I find in the web

In RHEL 5 I think that I have not problem...

Tks

[mcowger]

I know they exist for RHEL4, we have them.

We dont use RHEL3 anymore as its so far out of date.

[rgavilanes]

Hi,

I compile the packe:

dmidecode-2.9.tar.gz

Then, I execute the command

#dmidecode

But i receive the message:

No SMBIOS nor DMI entry point found, sorry

Tks for your help!!

[mcowger · Accepted solution]

Sounds like your server doesn't support SMBIOS - nothing you can do about that.

--Matt

[rgavilanes]

Ok, I understand...

In the Data Manager, I found this option in the collection (attached image)

Can be used to run some

other command or script to extract information about hardware? Or someone has

used this option on these systems?

Thanks!!