In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-04218: Unable to access an IPMI device on this system with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
CRS-04218: Unable to access an IPMI device on this system
Reason for the Error CRS-04218: Unable to access an IPMI device on this system
Cause: A test for the availability of an IPMI device failed. This can occur if:
– the IPMI device driver is not installed,
– the installed device driver is not supported by Oracle,
– IPMI is not supported on this platform or operating system,
– no IPMI device is present, or
– an IPMI device is present but not configured.
How to fix the Error CRS-04218: Unable to access an IPMI device on this system ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Action: Verify that IPMI hardware supporting IPMI version 1.5 or greater is present and supported on this server, that the IPMI device is configured and the device driver is properly installed.