PowerNV: ipmitool -I usb interface is missing

== Comment: #0 - PAVAMAN SUBRAMANIYAM <email address hidden> - 2016-12-23 00:13:34 ==
---Problem Description---
ipmitool -I usb interface is missing

Contact Information = <email address hidden>

---uname output---
Linux ltc-test-hab02 4.9.0-11-generic #12-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 12 16:16:45 UTC 2016 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux

Machine Type = P8

---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured

---Steps to Reproduce---
Install a P8 Open Power Machine with Ubuntu 17.04 OS.
Then install the ipmitool package on the Ubuntu OS.

Then checked the below command is working with ipmitool.

root@ltc-test-hab02:~# ipmitool -I usb lan print 1
Error loading interface usb
root@ltc-test-hab02:~# echo $?
1

root@ltc-test-hab02:~# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="17.04 (Zesty Zapus)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu Zesty Zapus (development branch)"
VERSION_ID="17.04"
HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=zesty
UBUNTU_CODENAME=zesty

root@ltc-test-hab02:~# ipmitool -I
ipmitool: option requires an argument -- 'I'
ipmitool version 1.8.18

usage: ipmitool [options...] <command>

       -h This help
       -V Show version information
       -v Verbose (can use multiple times)
       -c Display output in comma separated format
       -d N Specify a /dev/ipmiN device to use (default=0)
       -I intf Interface to use
       -H hostname Remote host name for LAN interface
       -p port Remote RMCP port [default=623]
       -U username Remote session username
       -f file Read remote session password from file
       -z size Change Size of Communication Channel (OEM)
       -S sdr Use local file for remote SDR cache
       -D tty:b[:s] Specify the serial device, baud rate to use
                      and, optionally, specify that interface is the system one
       -4 Use only IPv4
       -6 Use only IPv6
       -a Prompt for remote password
       -Y Prompt for the Kg key for IPMIv2 authentication
       -e char Set SOL escape character
       -C ciphersuite Cipher suite to be used by lanplus interface
       -k key Use Kg key for IPMIv2 authentication
       -y hex_key Use hexadecimal-encoded Kg key for IPMIv2 authentication
       -L level Remote session privilege level [default=ADMINISTRATOR]
                      Append a '+' to use name/privilege lookup in RAKP1
       -A authtype Force use of auth type NONE, PASSWORD, MD2, MD5 or OEM
       -P password Remote session password
       -E Read password from IPMI_PASSWORD environment variable
       -K Read kgkey from IPMI_KGKEY environment variable
       -m address Set local IPMB address
       -b channel Set destination channel for bridged request
       -t address Bridge request to remote target address
       -B channel Set transit channel for bridged request (dual bridge)
       -T address Set transit address for bridge request (dual bridge)
       -l lun Set destination lun for raw commands
       -o oemtype Setup for OEM (use 'list' to see available OEM types)
       -O seloem Use file for OEM SEL event descriptions
       -N seconds Specify timeout for lan [default=2] / lanplus [default=1] interface
       -R retry Set the number of retries for lan/lanplus interface [default=4]

Interfaces:
        open Linux OpenIPMI Interface [default]
        imb Intel IMB Interface
        lan IPMI v1.5 LAN Interface
        lanplus IPMI v2.0 RMCP+ LAN Interface
        free FreeIPMI IPMI Interface
        serial-terminal Serial Interface, Terminal Mode
        serial-basic Serial Interface, Basic Mode

Commands:
        raw Send a RAW IPMI request and print response
        i2c Send an I2C Master Write-Read command and print response
        spd Print SPD info from remote I2C device
        lan Configure LAN Channels
        chassis Get chassis status and set power state
        power Shortcut to chassis power commands
        event Send pre-defined events to MC
        mc Management Controller status and global enables
        sdr Print Sensor Data Repository entries and readings
        sensor Print detailed sensor information
        fru Print built-in FRU and scan SDR for FRU locators
        gendev Read/Write Device associated with Generic Device locators sdr
        sel Print System Event Log (SEL)
        pef Configure Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
        sol Configure and connect IPMIv2.0 Serial-over-LAN
        tsol Configure and connect with Tyan IPMIv1.5 Serial-over-LAN
        isol Configure IPMIv1.5 Serial-over-LAN
        user Configure Management Controller users
        channel Configure Management Controller channels
        session Print session information
        dcmi Data Center Management Interface
        nm Node Manager Interface
        sunoem OEM Commands for Sun servers
        kontronoem OEM Commands for Kontron devices
        picmg Run a PICMG/ATCA extended cmd
        fwum Update IPMC using Kontron OEM Firmware Update Manager
        firewall Configure Firmware Firewall
        delloem OEM Commands for Dell systems
        shell Launch interactive IPMI shell
        exec Run list of commands from file
        set Set runtime variable for shell and exec
        hpm Update HPM components using PICMG HPM.1 file
        ekanalyzer run FRU-Ekeying analyzer using FRU files
        ime Update Intel Manageability Engine Firmware
        vita Run a VITA 46.11 extended cmd
        lan6 Configure IPv6 LAN Channels

As can be seen above with ipmitool version 1.8.18, there is no usb interface being listed.

The usb interface was there earlier with ipmitool verison 1.8.17

Userspace tool common name: /usr/bin/ipmitool

The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64-bit

Userspace rpm: ipmitool-1.8.18-2

Userspace tool obtained from project website: na

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