Well, after the half false start of not having RAM so really not being able to do much (yeah yeah, I hear you – I’m weak for not just running Linux in L3), my RAM arrived today. Putting the sticks in was easy (of course), although does not make for an exciting photo.

After that, I SSH’d the the BMC and then did “obmcutil poweron” (as is traditional) and started looking at the console via conneting via SSH to port 2200 on the BMC. I was then greeted by the (by this time in my life rather familiar) Hostboot:

--== Welcome to Hostboot hostboot-3beba24/hbicore.bin ==--
 3.02902|secure|SecureROM valid - enabling functionality
   7.15613|Booting from SBE side 0 on master proc=00050000
   7.19697|ISTEP  6. 5 - host_init_fsi
   7.54226|ISTEP  6. 6 - host_set_ipl_parms
   8.06280|ISTEP  6. 7 - host_discover_targets
   9.19791|HWAS|PRESENT> DIMM[03]=8080000000000000
   9.19792|HWAS|PRESENT> Proc[05]=8000000000000000
   9.19794|HWAS|PRESENT> Core[07]=1511540000000000
   9.55305|ISTEP  6. 8 - host_update_master_tpm
   9.60521|SECURE|Security Access Bit> 0x0000000000000000
   9.60522|SECURE|Secure Mode Disable (via Jumper)> 0x8000000000000000
   9.63093|ISTEP  6. 9 - host_gard
   9.89867|HWAS|Blocking Speculative Deconfig
   9.90128|HWAS|FUNCTIONAL> DIMM[03]=8080000000000000
   9.90129|HWAS|FUNCTIONAL> Proc[05]=8000000000000000
   9.90130|HWAS|FUNCTIONAL> Core[07]=1511540000000000
   9.90329|ISTEP  6.11 - host_start_occ_xstop_handler
  11.19092|ISTEP  6.12 - host_voltage_config
  11.30246|ISTEP  7. 1 - mss_attr_cleanup
  12.61924|ISTEP  7. 2 - mss_volt
  12.92705|ISTEP  7. 3 - mss_freq
  13.67475|ISTEP  7. 4 - mss_eff_config
  14.95827|ISTEP  7. 5 - mss_attr_update
  14.97307|ISTEP  8. 1 - host_slave_sbe_config
  15.05372|ISTEP  8. 2 - host_setup_sbe
  15.10258|ISTEP  8. 3 - host_cbs_start
  15.10381|ISTEP  8. 4 - proc_check_slave_sbe_seeprom_complete
  15.11144|ISTEP  8. 5 - host_attnlisten_proc
  15.11213|ISTEP  8. 6 - host_p9_fbc_eff_config
  15.13552|ISTEP  8. 7 - host_p9_eff_config_links
  15.20087|ISTEP  8. 8 - proc_attr_update
  15.20191|ISTEP  8. 9 - proc_chiplet_fabric_scominit
  15.21891|ISTEP  8.10 - proc_xbus_scominit
  15.22929|ISTEP  8.11 - proc_xbus_enable_ridi
  15.24717|ISTEP  8.12 - host_set_voltages
  15.26620|ISTEP  9. 1 - fabric_erepair
  15.42123|ISTEP  9. 2 - fabric_io_dccal
  15.42436|ISTEP  9. 3 - fabric_pre_trainadv
  15.42887|ISTEP  9. 4 - fabric_io_run_training
  15.43207|ISTEP  9. 5 - fabric_post_trainadv
  15.44893|ISTEP  9. 6 - proc_smp_link_layer
  15.45454|ISTEP  9. 7 - proc_fab_iovalid
  15.87126|ISTEP  9. 8 - host_fbc_eff_config_aggregate
  15.89174|ISTEP 10. 1 - proc_build_smp
  16.54194|ISTEP 10. 2 - host_slave_sbe_update
  18.63876|sbe|System Performing SBE Update for PROC 0, side 0
  41.69727|sbe|System Rebooting To Complete SBE Update Process
  41.72189|IPMI: Initiate power cycle
  42.40652|IPMI: shutdown complete

The first IPL updated the Self Boot Engine firmware on the chip, so it automatically applied the new firmware and rebooted to finish applying it. This is perfectly normal, it just shows itself as a longer boot time. Booting continues:

--== Welcome to Hostboot hostboot-3beba24/hbicore.bin ==--
 3.02810|secure|SecureROM valid - enabling functionality
   6.07331|Booting from SBE side 0 on master proc=00050000
   6.11485|ISTEP  6. 5 - host_init_fsi
   6.60361|ISTEP  6. 6 - host_set_ipl_parms
   6.98640|ISTEP  6. 7 - host_discover_targets
   7.53975|HWAS|PRESENT> DIMM[03]=8080000000000000
   7.53976|HWAS|PRESENT> Proc[05]=8000000000000000
   7.53977|HWAS|PRESENT> Core[07]=1511540000000000
   7.79123|ISTEP  6. 8 - host_update_master_tpm
   7.79263|SECURE|Security Access Bit> 0x0000000000000000
   7.79264|SECURE|Secure Mode Disable (via Jumper)> 0x8000000000000000
   7.82684|ISTEP  6. 9 - host_gard
   8.26609|HWAS|Blocking Speculative Deconfig
   8.26865|HWAS|FUNCTIONAL> DIMM[03]=8080000000000000
   8.26866|HWAS|FUNCTIONAL> Proc[05]=8000000000000000
   8.26867|HWAS|FUNCTIONAL> Core[07]=1511540000000000
   8.27142|ISTEP  6.11 - host_start_occ_xstop_handler
   9.69606|ISTEP  6.12 - host_voltage_config
   9.81183|ISTEP  7. 1 - mss_attr_cleanup
  10.95130|ISTEP  7. 2 - mss_volt
  11.39875|ISTEP  7. 3 - mss_freq
  12.15655|ISTEP  7. 4 - mss_eff_config
  13.63504|ISTEP  7. 5 - mss_attr_update
  13.65162|ISTEP  8. 1 - host_slave_sbe_config
  13.78039|ISTEP  8. 2 - host_setup_sbe
  13.78143|ISTEP  8. 3 - host_cbs_start
  13.78247|ISTEP  8. 4 - proc_check_slave_sbe_seeprom_complete
  13.79015|ISTEP  8. 5 - host_attnlisten_proc
  13.79114|ISTEP  8. 6 - host_p9_fbc_eff_config
  13.79734|ISTEP  8. 7 - host_p9_eff_config_links
  13.85128|ISTEP  8. 8 - proc_attr_update
  13.85783|ISTEP  8. 9 - proc_chiplet_fabric_scominit
  13.87991|ISTEP  8.10 - proc_xbus_scominit
  13.89056|ISTEP  8.11 - proc_xbus_enable_ridi
  13.91122|ISTEP  8.12 - host_set_voltages
  13.93077|ISTEP  9. 1 - fabric_erepair
  14.05235|ISTEP  9. 2 - fabric_io_dccal
  14.13131|ISTEP  9. 3 - fabric_pre_trainadv
  14.13616|ISTEP  9. 4 - fabric_io_run_training
  14.13934|ISTEP  9. 5 - fabric_post_trainadv
  14.14087|ISTEP  9. 6 - proc_smp_link_layer
  14.14656|ISTEP  9. 7 - proc_fab_iovalid
  14.59454|ISTEP  9. 8 - host_fbc_eff_config_aggregate
  14.61811|ISTEP 10. 1 - proc_build_smp
  15.24074|ISTEP 10. 2 - host_slave_sbe_update
  17.16022|sbe|System Performing SBE Update for PROC 0, side 1
  40.16808|ISTEP 10. 4 - proc_cen_ref_clk_enable
  40.27866|ISTEP 10. 5 - proc_enable_osclite
  40.31297|ISTEP 10. 6 - proc_chiplet_scominit
  40.55805|ISTEP 10. 7 - proc_abus_scominit
  40.57942|ISTEP 10. 8 - proc_obus_scominit
  40.58078|ISTEP 10. 9 - proc_npu_scominit
  40.60704|ISTEP 10.10 - proc_pcie_scominit
  40.66572|ISTEP 10.11 - proc_scomoverride_chiplets
  40.66874|ISTEP 10.12 - proc_chiplet_enable_ridi
  40.68407|ISTEP 10.13 - host_rng_bist
  40.75548|ISTEP 10.14 - host_update_redundant_tpm
  40.75785|ISTEP 11. 1 - host_prd_hwreconfig
  41.15067|ISTEP 11. 2 - cen_tp_chiplet_init1
  41.15299|ISTEP 11. 3 - cen_pll_initf
  41.15544|ISTEP 11. 4 - cen_pll_setup
  41.18530|ISTEP 11. 5 - cen_tp_chiplet_init2
  41.18762|ISTEP 11. 6 - cen_tp_arrayinit
  41.19050|ISTEP 11. 7 - cen_tp_chiplet_init3
  41.19286|ISTEP 11. 8 - cen_chiplet_init
  41.19553|ISTEP 11. 9 - cen_arrayinit
  41.19986|ISTEP 11.10 - cen_initf
  41.20215|ISTEP 11.11 - cen_do_manual_inits
  41.20497|ISTEP 11.12 - cen_startclocks
  41.20802|ISTEP 11.13 - cen_scominits
  41.21171|ISTEP 12. 1 - mss_getecid
  42.25709|ISTEP 12. 2 - dmi_attr_update
  42.30382|ISTEP 12. 3 - proc_dmi_scominit
  42.32572|ISTEP 12. 4 - cen_dmi_scominit
  42.32798|ISTEP 12. 5 - dmi_erepair
  42.35000|ISTEP 12. 6 - dmi_io_dccal
  42.35218|ISTEP 12. 7 - dmi_pre_trainadv
  42.35489|ISTEP 12. 8 - dmi_io_run_training
  42.37076|ISTEP 12. 9 - dmi_post_trainadv
  42.39541|ISTEP 12.10 - proc_cen_framelock
  42.40772|ISTEP 12.11 - host_startprd_dmi
  42.41974|ISTEP 12.12 - host_attnlisten_memb
  42.44506|ISTEP 12.13 - cen_set_inband_addr
  42.58832|ISTEP 13. 1 - host_disable_memvolt
  43.67808|ISTEP 13. 2 - mem_pll_reset
  43.75070|ISTEP 13. 3 - mem_pll_initf
  43.85043|ISTEP 13. 4 - mem_pll_setup
  43.87372|ISTEP 13. 6 - mem_startclocks
  43.88970|ISTEP 13. 7 - host_enable_memvolt
  43.89177|ISTEP 13. 8 - mss_scominit
  45.10013|ISTEP 13. 9 - mss_ddr_phy_reset
  45.38105|ISTEP 13.10 - mss_draminit
  45.95447|ISTEP 13.11 - mss_draminit_training
  47.20963|ISTEP 13.12 - mss_draminit_trainadv
  47.32161|ISTEP 13.13 - mss_draminit_mc
  47.49186|ISTEP 14. 1 - mss_memdiag
  69.53224|ISTEP 14. 2 - mss_thermal_init
  69.66891|ISTEP 14. 3 - proc_pcie_config
  69.71959|ISTEP 14. 4 - mss_power_cleanup
  69.72385|ISTEP 14. 5 - proc_setup_bars
  69.83889|ISTEP 14. 6 - proc_htm_setup
  69.84748|ISTEP 14. 7 - proc_exit_cache_contained
  69.89430|ISTEP 15. 1 - host_build_stop_image
  73.08679|ISTEP 15. 2 - proc_set_pba_homer_bar
  73.12352|ISTEP 15. 3 - host_establish_ex_chiplet
  73.13714|ISTEP 15. 4 - host_start_stop_engine
  73.19059|ISTEP 16. 1 - host_activate_master
  74.44590|ISTEP 16. 2 - host_activate_slave_cores
  74.53820|ISTEP 16. 3 - host_secure_rng
  74.54651|ISTEP 16. 4 - mss_scrub
  74.56565|ISTEP 16. 5 - host_load_io_ppe
  74.78752|ISTEP 16. 6 - host_ipl_complete
  75.50085|ISTEP 18.11 - proc_tod_setup
  75.94190|ISTEP 18.12 - proc_tod_init
  75.97575|ISTEP 20. 1 - host_load_payload
  77.12340|ISTEP 20. 2 - host_load_hdat
  78.05195|ISTEP 21. 1 - host_runtime_setup
  83.87001|htmgt|OCCs are now running in ACTIVE state
  89.72649|ISTEP 21. 2 - host_verify_hdat
  89.77252|ISTEP 21. 3 - host_start_payload
 [   90.400516933,5] OPAL skiboot-c81f9d6 starting…

The rest of the skiboot log was also spat out, and then the familiar Petitboot screen:

It lives! I even had a bit of a look at the sensors to see power consumption and temperatures. All looks good:

ipmitool sdr|grep -v ns
 occ0             | 0x00              | ok
 occ1             | 0x00              | ok
 p0_core3_temp    | 51 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core5_temp    | 49 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core7_temp    | 50 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core11_temp   | 49 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core15_temp   | 50 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core17_temp   | 50 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core19_temp   | 50 degrees C      | ok
 p0_core21_temp   | 50 degrees C      | ok
 dimm0_temp       | 36 degrees C      | ok
 dimm4_temp       | 39 degrees C      | ok
 fan0             | 1300 RPM          | ok
 fan1             | 1200 RPM          | ok
 fan2             | 1000 RPM          | ok
 p0_power         | 60 Watts          | ok
 p0_vdd_power     | 31 Watts          | ok
 p0_vdn_power     | 10 Watts          | ok
 cpu_1_ambient    | 30.90 degrees C   | ok
 pcie             | 27 degrees C      | ok
 ambient          | 25.40 degrees C   | ok

Next up? I guess I should install an OS.