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TLDR: ipmitool (tldr-pages)

Interface with the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).

  • Open IPMI shell on the local hardware
    sudo ipmitool shell
  • Open IPMI shell on a remote host
    ipmitool -H {{ip_address}} -U {{user_name}} shell
ipmitool(1)                                                                              ipmitool(1)



NAME
       ipmitool - utility for controlling IPMI-enabled devices

SYNOPSIS
       ipmitool [ <options> ] <command> [ <sub-commands and sub-options> ]

       <options>           := [ <general-options> | <conditional-opts> ]
       Any recognized option is accepted. Conditional options may be ignored or it's usage postponed
       until shell or exec processes relevant command.

       <general-options>   := [ -h | -V | -v | -I <interface> | -H <address> |
                                -d <N> | -p <port> | -c | -U <username> |
                                -L <privlvl> | -l <lun> | -m <local_address> |
                                -N <sec> | -R <count> | <password-option> |
                                <oem-option> | <bridge-options> ]

       <conditional-opts>  := [ <lan-options> | <lanplus-options> |
                                <command-options> ]
       Bridging:
       <bridge-options>    := -t <target_address> [ -b <channel> |
                              [ -T <address> | -B <channel> ] ]

       Options used with -I lan:
       <lan-options>       := [ -A <authtype> ]

       Options used with -I lanplus:
       <lanplus-options>   := [ -C <ciphersuite> | <key-option> ]

       Option groups setting same value:
       <key-option>        := [ -k <key> | -K | -y <hex_key> | -Y ]
       <password-option>   := [ -f <password_file> | -a | -P <password> | -E ]
       <oem-option>        := [ -o <oemtype> | -g | -s ]

       Options used with specific command <command-options>:
       <options-sdr>       := [ -S <sdr_cache_file> ]
       <options-sel>       := [ -O <sel_oem> ]
       <options-sol>       := [ -e <sol_escape_char> ]



DESCRIPTION
       This program lets you manage Intelligent Platform Management Interface  (IPMI)  functions  of
       either  the local system, via a kernel device driver, or a remote system, using IPMI v1.5 and
       IPMI v2.0. These functions include printing FRU information, LAN configuration, sensor  read‐
       ings, and remote chassis power control.

       IPMI  management  of  a local system interface requires a compatible IPMI kernel driver to be
       installed and configured.  On Linux this driver is called OpenIPMI  and  it  is  included  in
       standard  distributions.  On Solaris this driver is called BMC and is included in Solaris 10.
       Management of a remote station requires the IPMI-over-LAN interface to be enabled and config‐
       ured.   Depending  on the particular requirements of each system it may be possible to enable
       the LAN interface using ipmitool over the system interface.

OPTIONS
       -a     Prompt for the remote server password.

       -A <authtype>
              Specify an authentication type to use during IPMIv1.5 lan  session  activation.   Sup‐
              ported types are NONE, PASSWORD, MD2, MD5, or OEM.

       -b <channel>
              Set destination channel for bridged request.

       -B <channel>
              Set transit channel for bridged request (dual bridge).

       -b <channel>
              Set destination channel for bridged request.

       -B <channel>
              Set transit channel for bridged request. (dual bridge)

       -c     Present  output  in CSV (comma separated variable) format.  This is not available with
              all commands.

       -C <ciphersuite>
              The remote server authentication, integrity, and encryption algorithms to use for  IP‐
              MIv2.0  lanplus  connections.  See table 22-19 in the IPMIv2.0 specification.  The de‐
              fault is 3 which specifies RAKP-HMAC-SHA1 authentication, HMAC-SHA1-96 integrity,  and
              AES-CBC-128 encryption algorithms.

       -d N   Use  device  number N to specify the /dev/ipmiN (or /dev/ipmi/N or /dev/ipmidev/N) de‐
              vice to use for in-band BMC communication.  Used to target a specific BMC on a  multi-
              node, multi-BMC system through the ipmi device driver interface.  Default is 0.

       -e <sol_escape_char>
              Use  supplied character for SOL session escape character.  The default is to use ~ but
              this can conflict with ssh sessions.

       -E     The remote server password is specified by the environment variable  IPMI_PASSWORD  or
              IPMITOOL_PASSWORD. The IPMITOOL_PASSWORD takes precedence.

       -f <password_file>
              Specifies  a  file containing the remote server password. If this option is absent, or
              if password_file is empty, the password will default to NULL.

       -g     Deprecated. Use: -o intelplus

       -h     Get basic usage help from the command line.

       -H <address>
              Remote server address, can be IP address or hostname.  This option is required for lan
              and lanplus interfaces.

       -I <interface>
              Selects  IPMI interface to use.  Supported interfaces that are compiled in are visible
              in the usage help output.

       -k <key>
              Use supplied Kg key for IPMIv2.0 authentication.  The default is not  to  use  any  Kg
              key.

       -K     Read Kg key from IPMI_KGKEY environment variable.

       -l <lun>
              Set destination lun for raw commands.

       -L <privlvl>
              Force  session  privilege  level.  Can be CALLBACK, USER, OPERATOR, ADMINISTRATOR. De‐
              fault is ADMINISTRATOR.  This value is ignored and always set  to  ADMINISTRATOR  when
              combined with -t target address.

       -m <local_address>
              Set  the local IPMB address.  The local address defaults to 0x20 or is auto discovered
              on PICMG platforms when -m is not specified.  There should be no need  to  change  the
              local address for normal operation.

       -N <sec>
              Specify  nr. of seconds between retransmissions of lan/lanplus messages.  Defaults are
              2 seconds for lan and 1 second for lanplus interfaces.  Command raw uses  fixed  value
              of 15 seconds.  Command sol uses fixed value of 1 second.

       -o <oemtype>
              Select OEM type to support.  This usually involves minor hacks in place in the code to
              work around quirks in various BMCs from various manufacturers.  Use -o list to  see  a
              list of current supported OEM types.

       -O <sel oem>
              Open selected file and read OEM SEL event descriptions to be used during SEL listings.
              See examples in contrib dir for file format.

       -p <port>
              Remote server UDP port to connect to.  Default is 623.

       -P <password>
              Remote server password is specified on the command line.  If supported it will be  ob‐
              scured in the process list.  Note! Specifying the password as a command line option is
              not recommended.

       -R <count>
              Set the number of retries for lan/lanplus interface  (default=4).   Command  raw  uses
              fixed value of one try (no retries).  Command hpm uses fixed value of 10 retries.

       -s     Deprecated. Use: -o supermicro

       -S <sdr_cache_file>
              Use local file for remote SDR cache.  Using a local SDR cache can drastically increase
              performance for commands that require knowledge of the entire  SDR  to  perform  their
              function.   Local SDR cache from a remote system can be created with the sdr dump com‐
              mand.

       -t <target_address>
              Bridge IPMI requests to the remote target address. Default is 32.  The -L privlvl  op‐
              tion is always ignored and value set to ADMINISTRATOR.

       -T <address>
              Set transit address for bridge request (dual bridge).

       -T <transmit_address>
              Set transit address for bridge request. (dual bridge)

       -U <username>
              Remote server username, default is NULL user.

       -v     Increase  verbose  output  level.   This option may be specified multiple times to in‐
              crease the level of debug output.  If given three times you will get hexdumps  of  all
              incoming and outgoing packets. Using it five times provides details on request and ex‐
              pected reply procesing. The hpm commands targetcap compprop abort  upgstatus  rollback
              rollbackstatus selftestresult increases the verbosity level

       -V     Display version information.

       -y <hex key>
              Use  supplied  Kg  key for IPMIv2.0 authentication. The key is expected in hexadecimal
              format and can be used to specify keys with non-printable characters. E.g.  '-k  PASS‐
              WORD' and '-y 50415353574F5244' are equivalent.  The default is not to use any Kg key.

       -Y     Prompt for the Kg key for IPMIv2.0 authentication.

       -z <size>
              Change Size of Communication Channel. (OEM)


       If  no  password method is specified then ipmitool will prompt the user for a password. If no
       password is entered at the prompt, the remote server password will default to NULL.

SECURITY
       There are several security issues be be considered before enabling the IPMI LAN interface.  A
       remote  station  has  the  ability to control a system's power state as well as being able to
       gather certain platform information. To reduce vulnerability it is strongly advised that  the
       IPMI  LAN interface only be enabled in 'trusted' environments where system security is not an
       issue or where there is a dedicated secure 'management network'.

       Further it is strongly advised that you should not enable IPMI for remote access without set‐
       ting  a password, and that that password should not be the same as any other password on that
       system.

       When an IPMI password is changed on a remote machine with the IPMIv1.5 lan interface the  new
       password  is  sent across the network as clear text.  This could be observed and then used to
       attack the remote system.  It is thus recommended that IPMI password management only be  done
       over IPMIv2.0 lanplus interface or the system interface on the local station.

       For  IPMI v1.5, the maximum password length is 16 characters.  Passwords longer than 16 char‐
       acters will be truncated.

       For IPMI v2.0, the maximum password length is 20 characters; longer passwords are truncated.

COMMANDS
       help   This can be used to get command-line help  on  ipmitool  commands.   It  may  also  be
              placed at the end of commands to get option usage help.

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


       channel

              authcap <channel number> <max priv>

                     Displays  information  about  the  authentication  capabilities of the selected
                     channel at the specified privilege level.

                     Possible privilege levels are:
                            1   Callback level
                            2   User level
                            3   Operator level
                            4   Administrator level
                            5   OEM Proprietary level
                            15   No access

              info [channel number]

                     Displays  information  about  the selected  channel.  If no channel is given it
                     will display information about the currently used channel.

                     > ipmitool channel info
                     Channel 0xf info:
                       Channel Medium Type   : System Interface
                       Channel Protocol Type : KCS
                       Session Support       : session-less
                       Active Session Count  : 0
                       Protocol Vendor ID    : 7154

              getaccess <channel number> [<userid>]

                     Configure  the  given  userid as the default on the given channel number.  When
                     the given channel is subsequently used, the user is  identified  implicitly  by
                     the given userid.

                     setaccess <channel number> <userid> [<callin=on|off>]
                            [<ipmi=on|off>] [<link=on|off>] [<privilege=level>]

                            Configure  user  access  information  on the given channel for the given
                            userid.

                     getciphers <ipmi|sol> [<channel>]

                            Displays the list of cipher suites supported for the  given  application
                            (ipmi or sol) on the given channel.

       chassis

              status

                     Status information related to power, buttons, cooling, drives and faults.

              power

                     status

                     on

                     off

                     cycle

                     reset

                     diag

                     soft

              identify [<seconds>|force]

                     Identify interval.
                     Default is 15 seconds.
                     0 - Off
                     force - To turn on indefinitely

              policy

                     What to do when power is restored.

                     list

                            Show available options.

                     always-on

                     previous

                     always-off


              restart_cause

                     Last restart cause.

              poh

                     Get power on hours.

              bootdev

                     none

                            Do not change boot device order.

                     pxe

                            Force PXE boot.

                     disk

                            Force boot from default Hard-drive.

                     safe

                            Force boot from default Hard-drive, request Safe Mode.

                     diag

                            Force boot from Diagnostic Partition.

                     cdrom

                            Force boot from CD/DVD.

                     bios

                            Force boot into BIOS Setup.

                     floppy

                            Force boot from Floppy/primary removable media.

              bootparam

                     force_pxe

                            Force PXE boot

                     force_disk

                            Force boot from default Hard-drive

                     force_safe

                            Force boot from default Hard-drive, request Safe Mode

                     force_diag

                            Force boot from Diagnostic Partition

                     force_cdrom

                            Force boot from CD/DVD

                     force_bios

                            Force boot into BIOS Setup

              selftest

       dcmi

              discover

                     This command is used to discover supported capabilities in DCMI.


              power <command>

                     Platform power limit command options are:


                     reading

                            Get power related readings from the system.

                     get_limit

                            Get the configured power limits.

                     set_limit  <parameter> <value>

                            Set a power limit option.


                            Possible parameters/values are:


                            action  <No  Action  |  Hard Power Off & Log Event to SEL | Log Event to
                            SEL>

                                   Exception Actions are taken as "No Action", "Hard Power Off  sys‐
                                   tem and log events to SEL", or "Log event to SEL only".

                            limit <number in Watts>

                                   Power Limit Requested in Watts.

                            correction <number in milliseconds>

                                   Correction Time Limit in milliseconds.

                            sample <number in seconds>

                                   Statistics Sampling period in seconds.


                     activate

                            Activate the set power limit.

                     deactivate

                            Deactivate the set power limit.

              sensors

                     Prints the available DCMI sensors.

              asset_tag

                     Prints the platforms asset tag.

              set_asset_tag  <string>

                     Sets the platforms asset tag

              get_mc_id_string

                     Get management controller identifier string.

              set_mc_id_string  <string>

                     Set  management  controller  identifier string.  The maximum length is 64 bytes
                     including a null terminator.

              thermalpolicy  [<get | set>]

                     Thermal Limit policy get/set.


                     The commands are:


                     Get  <entityID> <instanceID>

                            Get Thermal Limit values.

                            entityID is the physical entity that a sensor or  device  is  associated
                            with.   instanceID  is  a  particular instance of an entity.  Entity In‐
                            stance can be in one of two ranges, system-relative or  device-relative.
                            For  example, a system with four processors could use an Entity Instance
                            value of "0" to identify the first processor.

                     Set  <entityID> <instanceID>

                            Set Thermal Limit values.

                            entityID is the physical entity that a sensor or  device  is  associated
                            with.   instanceID  is  a  particular instance of an entity.  Entity In‐
                            stance can be in one of two ranges, system-relative or  device-relative.
                            For  example, a system with four processors could use an Entity Instance
                            value of "0" to identify the first processor.

              get_temp_reading

                     Get Temperature Sensor Readings.

              get_conf_param

                     Get DCMI Configuration Parameters.

              set_conf_param <parameters>

                     Set DCMI Configuration Parameters.

                     The Configuration Parameters are:

                     activate_dhcp

                            Activate/restart DHCP

                     dhcp_config

                            Discover DHCP Configuration.

                     init

                            Set DHCP Initial timeout interval, in seconds.  The recommended  default
                            is four seconds.

                     timeout

                            Set  DHCP  Server contact timeout interval, in seconds.  The recommended
                            default timeout is two minutes.

                     retry

                            Set DHCP Server contact retry interval, in seconds.  The recommended de‐
                            fault timeout is sixty-four seconds.

              oob_discover

                     Ping/Pong Message for DCMI Discovery.


       delloem

              The delloem commands provide information on Dell-specific features.

              setled {b:d.f} {state..}

                     Sets the drive backplane LEDs for a device.
                     {b:d.f} = PCI Address of device (eg. 06:00.0)
                     {state} = one or more of the following:
                            online  | present | hotspare | identify | rebuilding | fault | predict |
                            critical | failed


              lcd
                     set {mode}|{lcdqualifier}|{errordisplay}

                            Allows you to set the LCD mode and user-defined string.

                     lcd set mode
                            {none}|{modelname}|{ipv4address}|{macaddress}|
                            {systemname}|{servicetag}|{ipv6address}|
                            {ambienttemp}|{systemwatt}|{assettag}|
                            {userdefined}<text>

                            Allows you to set the LCD display mode to any of the  preceding  parame‐
                            ters.


                     lcd set lcdqualifier
                            {watt}|{btuphr}|
                            {celsius}|{fahrenheit}

                            Allows you to set the unit for the system ambient temperature mode.


                     lcd set errordisplay
                            {sel}|{simple}

                            Allows you to set the error display.

                     lcd info

                            Displays the LCD screen information.

                     lcd set vkvm
                            {active}|{inactive}

                            Allows  you to set the vKVM status to active or inactive. When it is ac‐
                            tive and session is in progress, a message appears on LCD.

                     lcd status

                            Displays the LCD status for vKVM display active or  inactive  and  Front
                            Panel access mode (viewandmodify, view-only or disabled).

              mac

                     Displays the information about the system NICs.

                     mac list

                            Displays  the  NIC  MAC address and status of all NICs. It also displays
                            the DRAC/iDRAC MAC address.


                     mac get
                            <NIC number>

                            Displays the selected NICs MAC address and status.

              lan
                     Displays the information of Lan.


                     lan set
                            <Mode>

                            Sets the NIC selection mode (dedicated, shared with  lom1,  shared  with
                            lom2,shared  with lom3,shared with lom4,shared with failover lom1,shared
                            with  failover  lom2,shared  with  failover  lom3,shared  with  failover
                            lom4,shared with Failover all loms, shared with Failover None).

                     lan get

                            Returns  the  current  NIC  selection mode (dedicated, shared with lom1,
                            shared with  lom2,  shared  with  lom3,  shared  with  lom4,shared  with
                            failover   lom1,   shared   with   failover  lom2,shared  with  failover
                            lom3,shared with failover lom4,shared with Failover all loms,shared with
                            Failover None).


                     lan get active

                            Returns the current active NIC (dedicated, LOM1, LOM2, LOM3 or LOM4).

              powermonitor

                     Displays power tracking statistics.


                     powermonitor clear cumulativepower

                            Reset cumulative power reading.

                     powermonitor clear peakpower

                            Reset peak power reading.

                     powermonitor powerconsumption
                            <watt>|<btuphr>
                            Displays the power consumption in watt or btuphr.

                     powermonitor powerconsumptionhistory
                            <watt>|<btuphr>
                            Displays the power consumption history in watt or btuphr.

                     powermonitor getpowerbudget
                            <watt>|<btuphr>
                            Displays the power cap in watt or btuphr.

                     powermonitor setpowerbudget
                            <val><watt|btuphr|percent>
                            Allows you to set the  power cap in watt, BTU/hr or percentage.

                     powermonitor enablepowercap
                            Enables set power cap.

                     powermonitor disablepowercap

                            Disables set power cap.


              vFlash info Card

                     Shows Extended SD Card information.

       echo

              For echoing lines to stdout in scripts.

       ekanalyzer <command> <xx=filename1> <xx=filename2> [<rc=filename3>] ...

              NOTE : This command can support a maximum of 8 files per command line

              filename1 : binary file that stores FRU data of a Carrier or an AMC module

              filename2 : binary file that stores FRU data of an AMC module.
                           These binary files can be generated from command:
                           ipmitool fru read <id> <filename>

              filename3 : configuration file used for configuring On-Carrier Device ID
                     or OEM GUID. This file is optional.

              xx : indicates the type of the file. It can take the following value:

                     oc : On-Carrier device

                     a1 : AMC slot A1

                     a2 : AMC slot A2

                     a3 : AMC slot A3

                     a4 : AMC slot A4

                     b1 : AMC slot B1

                     b2 : AMC slot B2

                     b3 : AMC slot B3

                     b4 : AMC slot B4

                     sm : Shelf Manager


              The available commands for ekanalyzer are:


              print [<carrier | power | all>]

                     carrier (default) <oc=filename1> <oc=filename2> ...

                            Display  point  to  point physical connectivity between carriers and AMC
                            modules.
                             Example:
                               > ipmitool ekanalyzer print carrier oc=fru oc=carrierfru
                               From Carrier file: fru
                                  Number of AMC bays supported by Carrier: 2
                                  AMC slot B1 topology:
                                     Port 0 =====> On Carrier Device ID 0, Port 16
                                     Port 1 =====> On Carrier Device ID 0, Port 12
                                     Port 2 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 2
                                  AMC slot B2 topology:
                                     Port 0 =====> On Carrier Device ID 0, Port 3
                                     Port 2 =====> AMC slot B1, Port 2
                               *-*-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-*
                               From Carrier file: carrierfru
                                  On Carrier Device ID 0 topology:
                                     Port 0 =====> AMC slot B1, Port 4
                                     Port 1 =====> AMC slot B1, Port 5
                                     Port 2 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 6
                                     Port 3 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 7
                                  AMC slot B1 topology:
                                     Port 0 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 0
                                  AMC slot B1 topology:
                                     Port 1 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 1
                                  Number of AMC bays supported by Carrier: 2


                     power <xx=filename1> <xx=filename2> ...

                            Display power supply information between carrier and AMC modules.

                     all <xx=filename> <xx=filename> ...

                            Display both physical connectivity and power supply of each carrier  and
                            AMC modules.


              frushow <xx=filename>
                     Convert a binary FRU file into human readable text format. Use -v option to get
                     more display information.


              summary [<match | unmatch | all>]

                     match (default) <xx=filename> <xx=filename> ...
                            Display only matched results of Ekeying match between an On-Carrier  de‐
                            vice and an AMC module or between 2 AMC modules. Example:
                             > ipmitool ekanalyzer summary match oc=fru b1=amcB1 a2=amcA2
                             On-Carrier Device vs AMC slot B1
                              AMC slot B1 port 0 ==> On-Carrier Device 0 port 16
                               Matching Result
                               - From On-Carrier Device ID 0
                                -Channel ID 11 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
                                -Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
                               - To AMC slot B1
                                -Channel ID 0 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
                                -Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
                               *-*-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-*
                              AMC slot B1 port 1 ==> On-Carrier Device 0 port 12
                               Matching Result
                               - From On-Carrier Device ID 0
                                -Channel ID 6 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
                                -Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
                               - To AMC slot B1
                                -Channel ID 1 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
                                -Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
                               *-*-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-*
                             On-Carrier Device vs AMC slot A2
                              AMC slot A2 port 0 ==> On-Carrier Device 0 port 3
                               Matching Result
                               - From On-Carrier Device ID 0
                                -Channel ID 9 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
                                -Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
                               - To AMC slot A2
                                -Channel ID 0 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
                                -Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
                               *-*-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-*
                             AMC slot B1 vs AMC slot A2
                              AMC slot A2 port 2 ==> AMC slot B1 port 2
                               Matching Result
                               - From AMC slot B1
                                -Channel ID 2 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.3 Storage
                                -Link Type extension: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS/SATA)
                                -Link  Group  ID:  0 || Link Asym. Match: FC or SAS interface {exact
                            match}
                               - To AMC slot A2
                                -Channel ID 2 || Lane 0: enable
                                -Link Type: AMC.3 Storage
                                -Link Type extension: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS/SATA)
                                -Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: FC or  SAS  interface  {exact
                            match}
                               *-*-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-* *-*-*

                     unmatch <xx=filename> <xx=filename> ...

                            Display the unmatched results of Ekeying match between an On-Carrier de‐
                            vice and an AMC module or between 2 AMC modules

                     all <xx=filename> <xx=filename> ...

                            Display both matched result and unmatched results of Ekeying  match  be‐
                            tween two cards or two modules.

       event

              <predefined event number N>

                     Send  a  pre-defined  test event to the System Event Log.  The following events
                     are included as a means to test the functionality of the System Event Log  com‐
                     ponent of the BMC (an entry will be added each time the event N command is exe‐
                     cuted).

                     Currently supported values for N are:
                     1    Temperature: Upper Critical: Going High
                     2    Voltage Threshold: Lower Critical: Going Low
                     3    Memory: Correctable ECC

                     NOTE: These pre-defined events will likely not produce "accurate"  SEL  records
                     for a particular system because they will not be correctly tied to a valid sen‐
                     sor number, but they are sufficient to verify correct operation of the SEL.


              file <filename>

                     Event log records specified in <filename> will be added  to  the  System  Event
                     Log.

                     The format of each line in the file is as follows:

                     <{EvM  Revision}  {Sensor  Type}  {Sensor  Num} {Event Dir/Type} {Event Data 0}
                     {Event Data 1} {Event Data 2}>[# COMMENT]

                     e.g.: 0x4 0x2 0x60 0x1 0x52 0x0 0x0 # Voltage threshold: Lower Critical:  Going
                     Low

                     EvM  Revision  -  The "Event Message Revision" is 0x04 for messages that comply
                     with the IPMI 2.0 Specification and 0x03 for messages that comply with the IPMI
                     1.0 Specification.

                     Sensor Type - Indicates the Event Type or Class.

                     Sensor Num - Represents the 'sensor' within the management controller that gen‐
                     erated the Event Message.

                     Event Dir/Type - This field is encoded with the event direction as the high bit
                     (bit  7) and the event type as the low 7 bits.  Event direction is 0 for an as‐
                     sertion event and 1 for a deassertion event.

                     See the IPMI 2.0 specification for further details on the definitions for  each
                     field.


              <sensorid> <list>

                     Get  a  list  of  all  the  possible Sensor States and pre-defined Sensor State
                     Shortcuts available for a particular sensor.   sensorid is the character string
                     representation  of  the  sensor and must be enclosed in double quotes if it in‐
                     cludes white space.  Several different commands including ipmitool sensor  list
                     may  be  used  to obtain a list that includes the sensorid strings representing
                     the sensors on a given system.

                     > ipmitool -I open event "PS 2T Fan Fault" list
                     Finding sensor PS 2T Fan Fault... ok
                     Sensor States:
                       State Deasserted
                       State Asserted
                     Sensor State Shortcuts:
                       present    absent
                       assert     deassert
                       limit      nolimit
                       fail       nofail
                       yes        no
                       on         off
                       up         down


              <sensorid> <sensor state> [<direction>]

                     Generate a custom event based on existing  sensor  information.   The  optional
                     event direction can be either assert (the default) or deassert.


                     > ipmitool event "PS 2T Fan Fault" "State Asserted"
                     Finding sensor PS 2T Fan Fault... ok
                        0 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Fan PS 2T Fan Fault | State Asserted

                     > ipmitool event "PS 2T Fan Fault" "State Deasserted"
                     Finding sensor PS 2T Fan Fault... ok
                        0 | Pre-Init Time-stamp   | Fan PS 2T Fan Fault | State Desserted

       exec <filename>

              Execute ipmitool commands from filename.  Each line is a complete command.  The syntax
              of the commands are defined by the COMMANDS section in this manpage.   Each  line  may
              have an optional comment at the end of the line, delimited with a `#' symbol.

              e.g., a command file with two lines:

              sdr list # get a list of sdr records
              sel list # get a list of sel records

       firewall

              This  command supports the Firmware Firewall capability.  It may be used to add or re‐
              move security-based restrictions on certain commands/command sub-functions  or to list
              the  current  firmware  firewall  restrictions set on any commands.  For each firmware
              firewall command listed below, parameters may be included to cause the command  to  be
              executed  with  increasing  granularity on a specific LUN, for a specific NetFn, for a
              specific IPMI Command, and finally for a specific command's sub-function (see Appendix
              H  in the IPMI 2.0 Specification for a listing of any sub-function numbers that may be
              associated with a particular command).

              Parameter syntax and dependencies are as follows:

              [<channel H>] [<lun L> [ <netfn N> [<command C [<subfn S>]]]]

              Note that if "netfn <N>" is specified, then "lun <L>"  must  also  be  specified;   if
              "command  <C>"  is  specified, then "netfn <N>" (and therefore "lun <L>") must also be
              specified, and so forth.

              "channel <H>" is an optional and standalone parameter.   If  not  specified,  the  re‐
              quested operation will be performed on the current channel.  Note that command support
              may vary from channel to channel.

              Firmware firewall commands:

              info [<Parms as described above>]

                     List firmware firewall information for the specified LUN,  NetFn,  and  Command
                     (if supplied) on the current or specified channel.  Listed information includes
                     the support, configurable, and enabled bits for the specified command  or  com‐
                     mands.

                     Some usage examples:

                     info [<channel H>] [<lun L>]

                            This  command will list firmware firewall information for all NetFns for
                            the specified LUN on either the current or the specified channel.

                     info [<channel H>] [<lun L> [ <netfn N> ]

                            This command will  print  out  all  command  information  for  a  single
                            LUN/NetFn pair.

                     info [<channel H>] [<lun L> [ <netfn N> [<command C] ]]

                            This  prints  out  detailed, human-readable information showing the sup‐
                            port, configurable, and enabled bits for the specified  command  on  the
                            specified LUN/NetFn pair.  Information will be printed about each of the
                            command subfunctions.

                     info [<channel H>] [<lun L> [ <netfn N> [<command C [<subfn S>]]]]

                            Print out information for a specific sub-function.

              enable [<Parms as described above>]

                     This command is used to enable commands for a given  NetFn/LUN  combination  on
                     the specified channel.

              disable [<Parms as described above>] [force]

                     This  command  is used to disable commands for a given NetFn/LUN combination on
                     the specified channel.   Great care should be taken if using the "force" option
                     so as not to disable the "Set Command Enables" command.

              reset [<Parms as described above>]

                     This  command  may be used to reset the firmware firewall back to a state where
                     all commands and command sub-functions are enabled.

       fru

              print

                     Read all Field  Replaceable  Unit (FRU) inventory data and extract such  infor‐
                     mation  as serial number, part number, asset tags, and short strings describing
                     the chassis, board, or product.

              read <fru id> <fru file>

                     fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print').  fru file is the
                     absolute  pathname of a file in which to dump the binary FRU data pertaining to
                     the specified FRU entity.

              write <fru id> <fru file>

                     fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print').  fru file is the
                     absolute  pathname  of a file from which to pull the binary FRU data before up‐
                     loading it to the specified FRU.

              upgEkey <fru id> <fru file>

                     Update a multirecord FRU location.  fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see out‐
                     put of 'fru print').  fru file is the absolute pathname of a file from which to
                     pull the binary FRU data to upload into the specified multirecord FRU entity.


              edit <fru id>

                     This command provides interactive editing of  some  supported  records,  namely
                     PICMG Carrier Activation Record.  fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output
                     of 'fru print'); default is 0.


              edit <fru id> field <section> <index> <string>

                     This command may be used to set a field string to a new value.  It replaces the
                     FRU data found at index in the specified section with the supplied string.


                     fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print').


                     <section> is a string which refers to FRU Inventory Information
                            Storage Areas and may be refer to:

                            c FRU Inventory Chassis Info Area

                            b FRU Inventory Board Info Area

                            p FRU Inventory Product Info Area


                     <index>  specifies  the field number. Field numbering starts on the first 'eng‐
                     lish text' field type. For instance in the  <board>  info  area  field  '0'  is
                     <Board  Manufacturer> and field '2' is <Board Serial Number>; see IPMI Platform
                     Management FRU Information Storage Definition v1.0 R1.1 for field locations.


                     <string> must be the same length as the string being replaced and must be 8-bit
                     ASCII (0xCx).



              edit <fru id> oem iana <record> <format> [<args>]

                     This command edits the data found in the multirecord area. Support for OEM spe‐
                     cific records is limited.

       fwum
              Update IPMC using Kontron OEM Firmware Update Manager.

              info
                     Show information about current firmware.


              status
                     Show status of each firmware bank present in the hardware.


              download <filename>

                     Download specified firmware.


              upgrade [filename]

                     Install firmware upgrade. If the filename is specified, the file is  downloaded
                     first, otherwise the last firmware downloaded is used.


              rollback

                     Ask IPMC to rollback to previous version.


              tracelog

                     Show firmware upgrade log.


       gendev

              list

                     List All Generic Device Locators.

              read <sdr name> <file>

                     Read to file eeprom specify by Generic Device Locators.

              write <sdr name> <file>

                     Write from file eeprom specify by Generic Device Locators

       hpm
              PICMG HPM.1 Upgrade Agent

              check
                     Check the target information.


              check <filename>
                     Display both the existing target version and image version on the screen.


              download <filename>

                     Download specified firmware.


              upgrade <filename> [all] [component <x>] [activate]
                     Upgrade the firmware using a valid HPM.1 image file. If no option is specified,
                     the firmware versions are checked first and the firmware is  upgraded  only  if
                     they are different.


                     all
                            Upgrade  all  components even if the firmware versions are the same (use
                            this only after using "check" command).


                     component <x>
                            Upgrade only given component from the given file.
                            component 0 - BOOT
                            component 1 - RTK


                     activate
                            Activate new firmware right away.



              activate

                     Activate the newly uploaded firmware.


              targetcap

                     Get the target upgrade capabilities.


              compprop <id> <select>
                     Get the specified component properties. Valid component id: 0-7.  Select can be
                     one of following:
                     0 - General properties
                     1 - Current firmware version
                     2 - Description string
                     3 - Rollback firmware version
                     4 - Deferred firmware version


              abort

                     Abort the on-going firmware upgrade.


              upgstatus
                     Show status of the last long duration command.


              rollback
                     Perform manual rollback on the IPM Controller firmware.


              rollbackstatus

                     Show the rollback status.


              selftestresult

                     Query the self test results.


       i2c <i2caddr> <read bytes> [<write data>]

              This  command  may be used to execute raw I2C commands with the Master Write-Read IPMI
              command.

       ime

              help

                     Print usage information

              info

                     Displays information about the Manageability Engine (ME)

              update <file>

                     Upgrade the ME firmware with the specified image file
                     WARNING You MUST use a supported image provided by your board vendor

              rollback

                     Perform manual rollback of the ME firmware


       isol

              info

                     Retrieve information about the Intel IPMI v1.5 Serial-Over-LAN configuration.

              set <parameter> <value>

                     Configure parameters for Intel IPMI v1.5 Serial-over-LAN.

                     Valid parameters and values are:

                     enabled
                            true, false.

                     privilege-level
                            user, operator, admin, oem.

                     bit-rate
                            9.6, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2.

              activate

                     Causes ipmitool to enter Intel IPMI v1.5 Serial Over LAN mode. An RMCP+ connec‐
                     tion  is  made  to  the BMC, the terminal is set to raw mode, and user input is
                     sent to the serial console on the remote server. On exit, the SOL payload  mode
                     is deactivated and the terminal is reset to its original settings.

                     Special escape sequences are provided to control the SOL session:

                            ~.        Terminate connection

                            ~^Z       Suspend ipmitool

                            ~^X       Suspend ipmitool, but don't restore tty on restart

                            ~B        Send break

                            ~~        Send the escape character by typing it twice

                            ~?        Print the supported escape sequences

                     Note that escapes are only recognized immediately after newline.

       kontronoem

              OEM commands specific to Kontron devices.

              setsn

                     Set FRU serial number.

              setmfgdate

                     Set FRU manufacturing date.

              nextboot <boot device>

                     Select the next boot order on the Kontron CP6012.

       lan

              These  commands will allow you to configure IPMI LAN channels with network information
              so they can be used with the ipmitool lan and lanplus interfaces.  NOTE: To  determine
              on which channel the LAN interface is located, issue the `channel info number' command
              until you come across a valid 802.3 LAN channel.  For example:

              > ipmitool -I open channel info 1
              Channel 0x1 info:
                Channel Medium Type   : 802.3 LAN
                Channel Protocol Type : IPMB-1.0
                Session Support       : session-based
                Active Session Count  : 8
                Protocol Vendor ID    : 7154


              print [<channel>]

                     Print the  current  configuration  for  the  given channel.  The  default  will
                     print information on the first found LAN channel.

              set <channel number> <command> <parameter>

                     Set  the  given  command  and  parameter  on the specified channel.  Valid com‐
                     mand/parameter options are:

                     ipaddr <x.x.x.x>

                            Set the IP address for this channel.

                     netmask <x.x.x.x>

                            Set the netmask for this channel.

                     macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>

                            Set the MAC address for this channel.

                     defgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>

                            Set the default gateway IP address.

                     defgw macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>

                            Set the default gateway MAC address.

                     bakgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>

                            Set the backup gateway IP address.

                     bakgw macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>

                            Set the backup gateway MAC address.

                     password <pass>

                            Set the null user password.

                     snmp <community string>

                            Set the SNMP community string.

                     user

                            Enable user access mode for userid 1 (issue the `user' command  to  dis‐
                            play information about userids for a given channel).

                     access <on|off>

                            Set LAN channel access mode.

                     alert <on|off>

                            Enable or disable PEF alerting for this channel.

                     ipsrc <source>

                            Set the IP address source:
                            none unspecified
                            static    manually configured static IP address
                            dhcp address obtained by BMC running DHCP
                            bios address loaded by BIOS or system software

                     arp respond <on|off>

                            Set BMC generated ARP responses.

                     arp generate <on|off>

                            Set BMC generated gratuitous ARPs.

                     arp interval <seconds>

                            Set BMC generated gratuitous ARP interval.

                     vlan id <off|id>

                            Disable VLAN operation or enable VLAN and set the ID.
                            ID: value of the virtual lan identifier between 1 and 4094 inclusive.

                     vlan priority <priority>

                            Set the priority associated with VLAN frames.
                            ID: priority of the virtual lan frames between 0 and 7 inclusive.

                     auth <level,...> <type,...>

                            Set the valid  authtypes  for  a  given  auth level.
                            Levels: callback, user, operator, admin
                            Types: none, md2, md5, password, oem

                     cipher_privs <privlist>

                            Correlates cipher suite numbers with the maximum privilege level that is
                            allowed to use it.  In this way, cipher suites can restricted  to  users
                            with  a  given privilege level, so that, for example, administrators are
                            required to use a stronger cipher suite than normal users.

                            The format of privlist is as follows.  Each character represents a priv‐
                            ilege  level and the character position identifies the cipher suite num‐
                            ber.  For example, the first character represents cipher  suite  0,  the
                            second  represents cipher suite 1, and so on.  privlist must be 15 char‐
                            acters in length.

                            Characters used in privlist and their associated privilege levels are:

                            X    Cipher Suite Unused
                            c    CALLBACK
                            u    USER
                            o    OPERATOR
                            a    ADMIN
                            O    OEM

                            So, to set the maximum privilege for cipher suite 0 to USER and suite  1
                            to ADMIN, issue the following command:

                            > ipmitool -I interface lan set channel cipher_privs uaXXXXXXXXXXXXX



                     bad_pass_thresh <thresh_num> <1|0> <reset_interval> <lockout_interval>

                            Sets the Bad Password Threshold.

                            <thresh_num> If non-zero, this value determines the number of sequential
                            bad passwords that will be allowed to be entered for the identified user
                            before the user is automatically disabled from access on the channel.

                            <1|0>  1  =  generate  a Session Audit sensor "Invalid password disable"
                            event message.  0 = do not generate an event message when  the  user  is
                            disabled.

                            <reset_interval>  Attempt Count Reset Interval. The interval, in tens of
                            seconds, for which the accumulated count of bad password attempts is re‐
                            tained before being automatically reset to zero.

                            <lockout_interval>  User Lockout Interval. The interval, in tens of sec‐
                            onds, that the user will remain disabled after  being  disabled  because
                            the Bad Password Threshold number was reached.


              alert print [<channel>] [<alert destination>]

                     Print alert information for the specified channel and destination.  The default
                     will print all alerts for all alert destinations on the first found  LAN  chan‐
                     nel.


              alert set <channel number> <alert destination> <command> <parameter>

                     Set an alert on the given LAN channel and destination.   Alert Destinations are
                     listed via the 'lan alert print' command.  Valid command/parameter options are:

                     ipaddr <x.x.x.x>

                            Set alert IP address.

                     macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>

                            Set alert MAC address.

                     gateway <default | backup>

                            Set the channel gateway to use for alerts.

                     ack <on | off>

                            Set Alert Acknowledge on or off.

                     type <pet | oem1 | oem2>

                            Set the destination type as PET or OEM.

                     time <seconds>

                            Set ack timeout or unack retry interval.

                     retry <number>

                            Set the number of alert retries.

              stats get [<channel number>]

                     Retrieve information about the IP connections on the  specified  channel.   The
                     default will retrieve statistics on the first found LAN channel.

              stats clear [<channel number>]

                     Clear  all  IP/UDP/RMCP  Statistics to 0 on the specified channel.  The default
                     will clear statistics on the first found LAN channel.

       mc | bmc

              reset <warm|cold>

                     Instructs the BMC to perform a warm or cold reset.

              guid

                     Display the Management Controller Globally Unique IDentifier.

              info

                     Displays  information  about  the  BMC  hardware,  including  device  revision,
                     firmware  revision, IPMI version supported, manufacturer ID, and information on
                     additional device support.

              watchdog

                     These commands allow a user to view and change the current state of the  watch‐
                     dog timer.

                     get

                            Show current Watchdog Timer settings and countdown state.

                     reset

                            Reset the Watchdog Timer to its most recent state and restart the count‐
                            down timer.

                     off

                            Turn off a currently running Watchdog countdown timer.

              selftest

                     Check on the basic health of the BMC by executing the  Get  Self  Test  results
                     command and report the results.

              getenables

                     Displays a list of the currently enabled options for the BMC.

              setenables <option>=[on|off]

                     Enables  or disables the given option.  This command is only supported over the
                     system interface according to the IPMI specification.  Currently supported val‐
                     ues for option include:

                     recv_msg_intr

                            Receive Message Queue Interrupt

                     event_msg_intr

                            Event Message Buffer Full Interrupt

                     event_msg

                            Event Message Buffer

                     system_event_log

                            System Event Logging

                     oem0

                            OEM-Defined option #0

                     oem1

                            OEM-Defined option #1

                     oem2

                            OEM-Defined option #2


              getsysinfo <argument>
                     Retrieves system info from bmc for given argument.
                     See setsysinfo for argument definitions

              setsysinfo  <argument> <string>
                     Stores system info string to bmc for given argument

                     Possible arguments are:

                            primary_os_name     Primary Operating System Name

                            os_name             Operating System Name

                            system_name         System Name of Server

                            delloem_os_version Running version of operating system

                            delloem_URL        URL of BMC Webserver

              chassis

                     status

                            Displays information regarding the high-level status of the system chas‐
                            sis and main power subsystem.

                     poh

                            This command will return the Power-On Hours counter.

                     identify <interval>

                            Control the front panel identify  light.   Default interval is  15  sec‐
                            onds.  Use 0 to turn off.  Use "force" to turn on indefinitely.

                     restart_cause

                            Query the chassis for the cause of the last system restart.

                     selftest

                            Check  on the basic health of the BMC by executing the Get Self Test re‐
                            sults command and report the results.

                     policy

                            Set the chassis power policy in  the  event  power failure.

                            list

                                   Return supported policies.

                            always-on

                                   Turn on when power is restored.

                            previous

                                   Returned to  previous  state  when  power  is restored.

                            always-off

                                   Stay off after power is restored.

                     power

                            Performs a chassis control  command  to   view   and  change  the  power
                            state.

                            status

                                   Show current chassis power status.

                            on

                                   Power up chassis.

                            off

                                   Power  down  chassis  into soft off (S4/S5 state).  WARNING: This
                                   command does not initiate a clean shutdown of the operating  sys‐
                                   tem prior to powering down the system.

                            cycle

                                   Provides  a  power  off interval of at least 1 second.  No action
                                   should occur if chassis power is in S4/S5 state, but it is recom‐
                                   mended  to  check  power state first and only issue a power cycle
                                   command if the  system  power is on or in lower sleep state  than
                                   S4/S5.

                            reset

                                   This command will perform a hard reset.

                            diag

                                   Pulse a diagnostic interrupt (NMI) directly to the processor(s).

                            soft

                                   Initiate  a  soft-shutdown of OS via ACPI.  This can be done in a
                                   number of ways, commonly by simulating an  overtemperture  or  by
                                   simulating a power button press.  It is necessary for there to be
                                   Operating System support for ACPI and some sort of daemon  watch‐
                                   ing for events for this soft power to work.

                     bootdev <device> [<clear-cmos=yes|no>] [<options=help,...>]

                            Request the system to boot from an alternate boot device on next reboot.
                            The clear-cmos option, if supplied, will instruct the BIOS to clear  its
                            CMOS on the next reboot.  Various options may be used to modify the boot
                            device settings.  Run "bootdev none options=help" for a list  of  avail‐
                            able boot device modifiers/options.


                            Currently supported values for <device> are:

                            none

                                   Do not change boot device

                            pxe

                                   Force PXE boot

                            disk

                                   Force boot from BIOS default boot device

                            safe

                                   Force boot from BIOS default boot device, request Safe Mode

                            diag

                                   Force boot from diagnostic partition

                            cdrom

                                   Force boot from CD/DVD

                            bios

                                   Force boot into BIOS setup

                            floppy

                                   Force boot from Floppy/primary removable media

                     bootparam

                            Get or set various system boot option parameters.

                            get <param #>

                                   Get boot parameter. Currently supported values for <param #> are:

                                   0 - Set In Progress

                                   1 - Service Partition Selector

                                   2 - Service Partition Scan

                                   3 - BMC Boot Flag Valid Bit Clearing

                                   4 - Boot Info Acknowledge

                                   5 - Boot Flags

                                   6 - Boot Initiator Info

                                   7 - Boot Initiator Mailbox


                            set <device> [<options=help,...>]

                                   Set  boot  device  parameter used for next boot.  Various options
                                   may be used to change when the the next boot device  is  cleared.
                                   Run  "options=help"  for a list of available bootparam set device
                                   options.


                                   Currently supported bootparam device settings are:

                                   force_pxe

                                          Force PXE boot

                                   force_disk

                                          Force boot from default hard-drive

                                   force_safe

                                          Force boot from default hard-drive, request Safe Mode

                                   force_diag

                                          Force boot from diagnostic partition

                                   force_cdrom

                                          Force boot from CD/DVD

                                   force_bios

                                          Force boot into BIOS setup


                                   Currently supported bootparam  options  settings  are  associated
                                   with BMC Boot Valid Bit Clearing and are as follows:   Any option
                                   can be prefixed with "no-" to invert the sense of the operation.

                                   PEF

                                          Clear valid bit on reset/power cycle caused by PEF

                                   timeout

                                          Automatically clear boot flag valid bit if Chassis Control
                                          command is not received within 60 seconds.

                                   watchdog

                                          Clear  valid  bit  on reset/power cycle caused by watchdog
                                          timeout

                                   reset

                                          Clear valid bit on push button reset / soft-reset

                                   power

                                          Clear valid bit on power up via power push button or  wake
                                          event


       nm

              alert

                     clear dest <dest>

                            Clear the Node Manager Alert lan destination.


                     get
                            Get the Node Manager Alert settings.


                     set chan <chan> dest <dest> string <string>

                            Set  the  Node  Manager alert channel, lan destination, and alert string
                            number.


              capability

                     Obtain the Node Manager power control capabilities and ranges.


              control

                     enable|disable

                            global

                                   Enable/disable all policies for all domains.

                            per_domain <platform|CPU|Memory>

                                   Enable/disable all policies of the specified domain.

                            per_policy <0-7>

                                   Enable/disable the policy for the specified domain/policy  combi‐
                                   nation.

              discover

                     Discover  Node  Manager presence as well as the Node Manager version, revision,
                     and patch number.


              policy

                     add

                            power <watts> policy_id <0-7> [correction auto|soft|hard] trig_lim <sec‐
                            onds> stats <seconds> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>] enable|disable

                                   Add  a  new  power  policy, or overwrite an existing policy.  The
                                   correction parameter is the aggressiveness of frequency limiting,
                                   default  is  auto.  The trig_lim is the correction time limit and
                                   must be at least 6000 and not greater than 65535.  The stats set‐
                                   ting  is the averaging period in seconds and ranges from 1-65535.
                                   If domain is not supplied a default of platform is used.



                            inlet <temp> policy_id <0-7> [correction auto|soft|hard] trig_lim  <sec‐
                            onds> stats <seconds> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>] enable|disable

                                   Add  a  new  inlet  temp policy, or overwrite an existing policy.
                                   The correction parameter is the aggressiveness of frequency  lim‐
                                   iting,  default  is  auto.   The  trig_lim is the correction time
                                   limit and must be at least 6000 and not greater than 65535.   The
                                   stats  setting is the averaging period in seconds and ranges from
                                   1-65535.  If domain is not supplied  a  default  of  platform  is
                                   used.



                     get policy_id <0-7>

                            Get a previously stored policy.

                     limiting

                            Report policy number if any policy is limiting power.

                     remove policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Remove  a  policy.  If  domain  is not supplied a default of platform is
                            used.

              power min <minimum> max <maximum> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                     Configure Node Manager power minimum and maximum power draw  limits.   The  min
                     and  max  values  must be in the range of 0-65535.  If domain is not supplied a
                     default of platform is used.


              reset

                     comm policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Reset Node Manager communication statistics.  If domain is not  supplied
                            a default of platform is used.


                     global

                            Reset Node Manager global statistics.


                     memory policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Reset  Node Manager memory throttling statistics.  If domain is not sup‐
                            plied a default of platform is used.


                     per_policy policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Reset Node Manager per policy statistics.  If domain is not  supplied  a
                            default of platform is used.


                     requests policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Reset Node Manager unhandled requests statistics.  If domain is not sup‐
                            plied a default of platform is used.


                     response policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Reset Node Manager response time statistics.  If domain is not  supplied
                            a default of platform is used.


                     throttling policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Reset  Node  Manager throttling statistics.  If domain is not supplied a
                            default of platform is used.


              statistics

                     comm_fail

                            Report Node Manager communication failure statistics.


                     cpu_throttling

                            Report Node Manager cpu throttling statistics.


                     mem_throttling

                            Report Node Manager memory throttling statistics.


                     policy_power policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Report Node Manager per policy power statistics (policy must be a  power
                            limit  type policy).  If domain is not supplied a default of platform is
                            used.


                     policy_temps policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Report Node Manager per policy temp statistics (policy must be an  inlet
                            temp  limit policy).  If domain is not supplied a default of platform is
                            used.


                     policy_throt policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Report Node Manager per policy throttling statistics.  If domain is  not
                            supplied a default of platform is used.


                     requests

                            Report Node Manager unhandled requests statistics.


                     response

                            Report Node Manager response time statistics.


              suspend

                     get policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Get  Node  Manager  policy suspend periods.  If domain is not supplied a
                            default of platform is used.


                     set policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>] <start> <stop> <repeat>

                            Set Node Manager policy suspend periods.  If domain is  not  supplied  a
                            default  of  platform is used.  The <start> and <stop> values must be in
                            the range of 0-239, which is the number of minutes past midnight divided
                            by  6.  The <repeat> value is the daily recurrence pattern. Bit 0 is re‐
                            peat every Monday, bit 1 is repeat every Tuesday, on through bit  6  for
                            Sunday.


              threshold

                     get policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>]

                            Get Node Manager policy Alert Threshold settings.  If domain is not sup‐
                            plied a default of platform is used.


                     set policy_id <0-7> [domain <platform|CPU|Memory>] thresh_array

                            Set Node Manager policy Alert Threshold values.  If domain is  not  sup‐
                            plied a default of platform is used.  The thresh_array is 1, 2, or 3 in‐
                            tegers that set three alert threshold settings. The setting  type  is  a
                            power or temperature value which must match the type of policy.



       pef

              info

                     This  command  will query the BMC and print information about the PEF supported
                     features.

              status

                     This command prints the current PEF status (the last SEL entry processed by the
                     BMC, etc).

              policy

                     This  command  lists the PEF policy table entries.  Each policy entry describes
                     an alert destination.  A policy set is a  collection  of  table  entries.   PEF
                     alert actions reference policy sets.

              list

                     This  command  lists  the  PEF  table entries.  Each PEF entry relates a sensor
                     event to an action.  When PEF is active, each platform event causes the BMC  to
                     scan  this  table  for  entries  matching the event, and possible actions to be
                     taken.  Actions are performed in priority order (higher criticality first).

       picmg <properties>

              Run a PICMG/ATA extended command. Get PICMG properties may be used to obtain and print
              Extension  major  version information, PICMG identifier, FRU Device ID and Max FRU De‐
              vice ID.

              addrinfo

                     Get address information.  This command may return information on  the  Hardware
                     address, IPMB-0 Address, FRU ID, Site/Entity ID, and Site/Entity Type.

              frucontrol <fru id> <options>

                     Set various control options:

                     0x00      - Cold Reset

                     0x01      - Warm Reset

                     0x02      - Graceful Reboot

                     0x03      - Issue Diagnostic Interrupt

                     0x04      - Quiesce [AMC only]

                     0x05-0xFF - Cold Reset

              activate <fru id>

                     Activate the specified FRU.

              deactivate <fru id>

                     Deactivate the specified FRU.

              policy get <fru id>

                     Get FRU activation policy.

              policy set <fru id> <lockmask> <lock>

                     Set  FRU activation policy.  lockmask is 1 or 0 to indicate action on the deac‐
                     tivation or activation locked bit respectively.  lock is 1 or  0  to  set/clear
                     locked bit.

              portstate set|getall|getgranted|getdenied <parameters>
                     Get or set various port states.  See usage for parameter details.

       power <chassis power command>

              Shortcut  to the chassis power commands.  See the chassis power commands for usage in‐
              formation.

       raw <netfn> <cmd> [<data>]

              This will allow you to execute raw IPMI commands.    For  example  to  query  the  POH
              counter with a raw command:

              > ipmitool -v raw 0x0 0xf
              RAW REQ (netfn=0x0 cmd=0xf data_len=0)
              RAW RSP (5 bytes)
              3c 72 0c 00 00

              Note  that  the  OpenIPMI driver provided by the Linux kernel will reject the Get Mes‐
              sage, Send Message and Read Event Message Buffer commands because it handles the  mes‐
              sage sequencing internally.

       sdr

              get <id> ... [<id>]

                     Prints information for sensor data records specified by sensor id.

              info

                     This  command will query the BMC for Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository infor‐
                     mation.

              type [<sensor type>]

                     This command will display all records from the SDR  Repository  of  a  specific
                     type.  Run with type list (or simply with no type) to see the list of available
                     types.  For example to query for all Temperature sensors:

                     > ipmitool sdr type Temperature
                     Baseboard Temp   | 30h | ok  |  7.1 | 28 degrees C
                     FntPnl Amb Temp  | 32h | ok  | 12.1 | 24 degrees C
                     Processor1 Temp  | 98h | ok  |  3.1 | 57 degrees C
                     Processor2 Temp  | 99h | ok  |  3.2 | 53 degrees C


              list | elist [<all|full|compact|event|mcloc|fru|generic>]

                     This command will read the Sensor Data Records (SDR) and extract sensor  infor‐
                     mation  of  a  given type,  then query each sensor and print its name, reading,
                     and status.  If invoked as elist then it will also print sensor number,  entity
                     id and instance, and asserted discrete states.

                     The  default output will only display full and compact sensor types, to see all
                     sensors use the all type with this command.

                     Valid types are:

                            all

                                   All SDR records (Sensor and Locator)

                            full

                                   Full Sensor Record

                            compact

                                   Compact Sensor Record

                            event

                                   Event-Only Sensor Record

                            mcloc

                                   Management Controller Locator Record

                            fru

                                   FRU Locator Record

                            generic

                                   Generic SDR records

              entity <id>[.<instance>]

                     Displays all sensors associated with an entity.  Get a list of valid entity ids
                     on  the  target  system by issuing the sdr elist command.  A list of all entity
                     ids can be found in the IPMI specifications.

              dump <file>

                     Dumps raw SDR data to a file.  This data file can then be used as a  local  SDR
                     cache  of  the  remote managed system with the -S <file> option on the ipmitool
                     command line.  This can greatly improve performance over  system  interface  or
                     remote LAN.

              fill sensors

                     Create the SDR Repository for the current configuration.  Will perform a 'Clear
                     SDR Repository' command so be careful.

              fill file <filename>

                     Fill the SDR Repository using records stored in a binary data file.  Will  per‐
                     form a 'Clear SDR Repository' command so be careful.

       sel

              NOTE: System Event Log (SEL) entry-times are displayed as `Pre-Init Time-stamp' if the
              SEL clock needs to be set.  Ensure that the SEL clock is accurate by invoking the  sel
              time get and sel time set <time string> commands.

              info

                     This  command  will  query  the  BMC for information about the System Event Log
                     (SEL) and its contents.

              clear

                     This command will clear the contents of the SEL.  It cannot  be  undone  so  be
                     careful.

              list | elist

                     When this command is invoked without arguments, the entire contents of the Sys‐
                     tem Event Log are displayed.  If invoked as elist (extended list) it will  also
                     use the Sensor Data Record entries to display the sensor ID for the sensor that
                     caused each event.  Note this can take a long time over the system interface.


                     <count> | first <count>

                            Displays the first count (least-recent) entries in the SEL.  If count is
                            zero, all entries are displayed.

                     last <count>

                            Displays  the  last count (most-recent) entries in the SEL.  If count is
                            zero, all entries are displayed.

              delete <SEL Record ID> ... <SEL Record ID>

                     Delete one or more SEL event records.

              add <filename ID>

                     Read event entries from a file and add them to the SEL.  New SEL  entries  area
                     added onto the SEL after the last record in the SEL.  Record added is of type 2
                     and is automatically timestamped.

              get <SEL Record ID>

                     Print information on the specified SEL Record entry.

              save <file>

                     Save SEL records to a text file that can be fed back into the event file  ipmi‐
                     tool  command.   This can be useful for testing Event generation by building an
                     appropriate Platform Event Message file based on existing events.   Please  see
                     the  available  help  for the 'event file ...' command for a description of the
                     format of this file.

              writeraw <file>

                     Save SEL records to a file in raw, binary format.  This file can be fed back to
                     the sel readraw ipmitool command for viewing.

              readraw <file>

                     Read  and  display  SEL records from a binary file.  Such a file can be created
                     using the sel writeraw ipmitool command.

              time

                     get
                            Displays the SEL clock's current time.

                     set <time string>

                            Sets the SEL clock.  Future SEL entries will use the time  set  by  this
                            command.  <time string> is of the form "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS".  Note that
                            hours are in 24-hour form.  It is recommended that the  SEL  be  cleared
                            before setting the time.

       sensor

              list

                     Lists sensors and thresholds in a wide table format.

              get <id> ... [<id>]

                     Prints information for sensors specified by name.

              thresh <id> <threshold> <setting>

                     This  allows  you  to  set  a particular sensor threshold value.  The sensor is
                     specified by name.

                     Valid thresholds are:
                            unr  Upper Non-Recoverable
                            ucr  Upper Critical
                            unc  Upper Non-Critical
                            lnc  Lower Non-Critical
                            lcr  Lower Critical
                            lnr  Lower Non-Recoverable

              thresh <id> lower <lnr> <lcr> <lnc>

                     This allows you to set all lower thresholds for a sensor at the same time.  The
                     sensor  is  specified  by  name and the thresholds are listed in order of Lower
                     Non-Recoverable, Lower Critical, and Lower Non-Critical.

              thresh <id> upper <unc> <ucr> <unr>

                     This allows you to set all upper thresholds for a sensor at the same time.  The
                     sensor  is  specified  by  name and the thresholds are listed in order of Upper
                     Non-Critical, Upper Critical, and Upper Non-Recoverable.

       session

              info <active|all|id 0xnnnnnnnn|handle 0xnn>

                     Get information about the specified session(s).  You may identify  sessions  by
                     their  id, by their handle number, by their active status, or by using the key‐
                     word `all' to specify all sessions.

       set

              hostname <host>

                     Session hostname.

              username <user>

                     Session username.

              password <pass>

                     Session password.

              privlvl <level>

                     Session privilege level force.

              authtype <type>

                     Authentication type force.

              localaddr <addr>

                     Local IPMB address.

              targetaddr <addr>

                     Remote target IPMB address.

              port <port>

                     Remote RMCP port.

              csv [level]

                     Enable output in comma separated format.   Affects  following  commands:  user,
                     channel, isol, sunoem, sol, sensor, sdr, sel, session.

              verbose [verbose]

                     Verbosity level.

       shell
              This command will launch an interactive shell which you can use to send multiple ipmi‐
              tool commands to a BMC and see the responses.  This can be useful instead  of  running
              the  full  ipmitool  command  each time.  Some commands will make use of a Sensor Data
              Record cache and you will see marked improvement in speed if these commands  are  able
              to  reuse  the  same  cache  in  a  shell  session.  LAN sessions will send a periodic
              keepalive command to keep the IPMI session from timing out.

       sol

              info [<channel number>]

                     Retrieve information about the Serial-Over-LAN configuration on  the  specified
                     channel.   If  no  channel is given, it will display SOL configuration data for
                     the currently used channel.

              payload <enable | disable | status> <channel number> <userid>

                     Enable, disable or show status of SOL payload for the  user  on  the  specified
                     channel.

              set <parameter> <value> [<channel>]

                     Configure parameters for Serial Over Lan.  If no channel is given, it will dis‐
                     play SOL configuration data for the currently used channel.  Configuration  pa‐
                     rameter   updates   are   automatically   guarded   with  the  updates  to  the
                     set-in-progress parameter.

                     Valid parameters and values are:

                     set-in-progress
                            set-complete set-in-progress commit-write

                     enabled
                            true false

                     force-encryption
                            true false

                     force-authentication
                            true false

                     privilege-level
                            user operator admin oem

                     character-accumulate-level
                            Decimal number given in 5 milliseconds increments

                     character-send-threshold
                            Decimal number

                     retry-count
                            Decimal number.  0 indicates no retries after packet is transmitted.

                     retry-interval
                            Decimal number in 10 millisecond increments.  0 indicates  that  retries
                            should be sent back to back.

                     non-volatile-bit-rate
                            serial, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2.  Setting this value to serial indicates
                            that the BMC should use the setting used by the IPMI over  serial  chan‐
                            nel.

                     volatile-bit-rate
                            serial, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2.  Setting this value to serial indicates
                            that the BMC should use the setting used by the IPMI over  serial  chan‐
                            nel.

              activate [usesolkeepalive | nokeepalive] [instance=<number>]

                     Causes ipmitool to enter Serial Over LAN mode, and is only available when using
                     the lanplus interface.  An RMCP+ connection is made to the BMC, the terminal is
                     set  to  raw  mode,  and user input is sent to the serial console on the remote
                     server.  On exit, the the SOL payload mode is deactivated and the  terminal  is
                     reset to its original settings.

                     If  the  instance  is  given, it will activate using the given instance number.
                     The default is 1.

                     Special escape sequences are provided to control the SOL session:

                            ~.   Terminate connection

                            ~^Z  Suspend ipmitool

                            ~^X  Suspend ipmitool, but don't restore tty on restart

                            ~B   Send break

                            ~~   Send the escape character by typing it twice

                            ~?   Print the supported escape sequences

                     Note that escapes are only recognized immediately after newline.

              deactivate [instance=<number>]

                     Deactivates Serial Over LAN mode on the BMC.   Exiting  Serial  Over  LAN  mode
                     should  automatically cause this command to be sent to the BMC, but in the case
                     of an unintentional exit from SOL mode, this command may be necessary to  reset
                     the state of the BMC.

                     If  the  instance  is given, it will deactivate the given instance number.  The
                     default is 1.

       spd <i2cbus> <i2caddr> [<channel>] [<axread>]

              This command may be used to read SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data using the I2C  Mas‐
              ter Write-Read IPMI command.


       sunoem

              cli [<command string> ...]

                     Execute  the  service  processor  command line interface commands.  Without any
                     command string, an interactive session is started in the service processor com‐
                     mand line environment.  If a command string is specified, the command string is
                     executed on the service processor and the connection is closed.

              led

                     These commands provide a way to get and set the status of LEDs  on  a  Sun  Mi‐
                     crosystems  server.   Use  'sdr list generic' to get a list of devices that are
                     controllable LEDs.  The ledtype parameter is optional and not necessary to pro‐
                     vide on the command line unless it is required by hardware.

                     get <sensorid> [<ledtype>]

                            Get  status  of  a  particular LED described by a Generic Device Locator
                            record in the SDR.  A sensorid of all will get the status of all  avail‐
                            able LEDS.

                     set <sensorid> <ledmode> [<ledtype>]

                            Set  status  of  a  particular LED described by a Generic Device Locator
                            record in the SDR.  A sensorid of all will set the status of all  avail‐
                            able LEDS to the specified ledmode and ledtype.

                     LED Mode is required for set operations:
                            OFF         Off
                            ON          Steady On
                            STANDBY     100ms on 2900ms off blink rate
                            SLOW        1HZ blink rate
                            FAST        4HZ blink rate

                     LED Type is optional:
                            OK2RM       Ok to Remove
                            SERVICE     Service Required
                            ACT         Activity
                            LOCATE      Locate


              nacname <ipmi name>

                     Return the full NAC name of a target identified by ipmi name.

              ping <count> [<q>]

                     Send and receive count packets. Each packet is 64 bytes.

                     q - Quiet. Displays output only at the start and end of the process.

              getval <property name>

                     Returns value of specified ILOM property.

              setval <property name> <property value> [<timeout>]

                     Sets value of ILOM  property. If timeout is not specified, the default value is
                     5 seconds. NOTE: setval must be executed locally on host!

              sshkey

                     set <userid> <keyfile>

                            This command will allow you to specify an SSH key to use for a  particu‐
                            lar  user on the Service Processor. This key will be used for CLI logins
                            to the SP and not for IPMI sessions.  View  available  users  and  their
                            userids with the 'user list' command.

                     del <userid>

                            This command will delete the SSH key for a specified userid.

              version

                     Display the version of ILOM firmware.

              getfile <file identifier> <destination file name>

                     This command will return various files from service processor and store them in
                     specified destination file. Note that some files may not be present or be  sup‐
                     ported by your SP.

                     File identifiers:
                            SSH_PUBKEYS
                            DIAG_PASSED
                            DIAG_FAILED
                            DIAG_END_TIME
                            DIAG_INVENTORY
                            DIAG_TEST_LOG
                            DIAG_START_TIME
                            DIAG_UEFI_LOG
                            DIAG_TEST_LOG
                            DIAG_LAST_LOG
                            DIAG_LAST_CMD


              getbehavior <feature identifier>

                     This command will test if various ILOM features are enabled.

                     Feature identifiers:
                            SUPPORTS_SIGNED_PACKAGES
                            REQUIRES_SIGNED_PACKAGES

       tsol

              This command allows Serial-over-LAN sessions to be established with Tyan IPMIv1.5 SMDC
              such as the M3289 or M3290.  The default command run with no arguments will  establish
              default  SOL  session back to local IP address.  Optional arguments may be supplied in
              any order.


              <ipaddr>

                     Send receiver IP address to SMDC which it will use to send serial  traffic  to.
                     By  default  this detects the local IP address and establishes two-way session.
                     Format of ipaddr is XX.XX.XX.XX


              port=NUM

                     Configure UDP port to receive serial traffic on.  By default this is 6230.


              ro|rw

                     Confiure SOL session as read-only or read-write.  Sessions  are  read-write  by
                     default.



       user

              summary

                     Displays  a summary of userid information, including maximum number of userids,
                     the number of enabled users, and the number of fixed names defined.

              list

                     Displays a list of user information for all defined userids.

              set

                     name <userid> <username>

                            Sets the username associated with the given userid.

                     password <userid> [<password>]

                            Sets the password for the given userid.  If no password  is  given,  the
                            password  is cleared (set to the NULL password).  Be careful when remov‐
                            ing passwords from administrator-level accounts.

              disable <userid>

                     Disables access to the BMC by the given userid.

              enable <userid>

                     Enables access to the BMC by the given userid.

              priv <userid> <privilege level> [<channel number>]

                     Set user privilege level on the specified channel.  If the channel is not spec‐
                     ified, the current channel will be used.

              test <userid> <16|20> [<password>]

                     Determine whether a password has been stored as 16 or 20 bytes.


OPEN INTERFACE
       The  ipmitool  open  interface  utilizes  the  OpenIPMI kernel device driver.  This driver is
       present in all modern 2.4 and all 2.6 kernels and it should be present in recent  Linux  dis‐
       tribution  kernels.   There are also IPMI driver kernel patches for different kernel versions
       available from the OpenIPMI homepage.

       The required kernel modules is different for 2.4 and 2.6 kernels.  The following kernel  mod‐
       ules must be loaded on a 2.4-based kernel in order for ipmitool to work:

       ipmi_msghandler
              Incoming and outgoing message handler for IPMI interfaces.

       ipmi_kcs_drv
              An IPMI Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) interface driver for the message handler.

       ipmi_devintf
              Linux character device interface for the message handler.

       The  following  kernel  modules must be loaded on a 2.6-based kernel in order for ipmitool to
       work:

       ipmi_msghandler
              Incoming and outgoing message handler for IPMI interfaces.

       ipmi_si
              An IPMI system interface driver for the message handler.  This module supports various
              IPMI system interfaces such as KCS, BT, SMIC, and even SMBus in 2.6 kernels.

       ipmi_devintf
              Linux character device interface for the message handler.

       Once the required modules are loaded there will be a dynamic character device entry that must
       exist at /dev/ipmi0.  For systems that use devfs or udev this will appear at /dev/ipmi/0.

       To create the device node first determine what dynamic major number it was  assigned  by  the
       kernel  by  looking  in /proc/devices and checking for the ipmidev entry.  Usually if this is
       the first dynamic device it will be major number 254 and the minor number for the first  sys‐
       tem interface is 0 so you would create the device entry with:

       mknod /dev/ipmi0 c 254 0

       ipmitool includes some sample initialization scripts that can perform this task automatically
       at start-up.

       In order to have ipmitool use the OpenIPMI device interface you can specify it on the command
       line:

       ipmitool -I open <command>

BMC INTERFACE
       The  ipmitool  bmc  interface  utilizes  the  bmc device driver as provided by Solaris 10 and
       higher.  In order to force ipmitool to make use of this interface you can specify it  on  the
       command line:

       ipmitool -I bmc <command>

       The following files are associated with the bmc driver:


       /platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/bmc
              32-bit ELF kernel module for the bmc driver.

       /platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/amd64/bmc
              64-bit ELF kernel module for the bmc driver.

       /dev/bmc
              Character device node used to communicate with the bmc driver.

LIPMI INTERFACE
       The  ipmitool  lipmi interface uses the Solaris 9 IPMI kernel device driver.  It has been su‐
       perceeded by the bmc interface on Solaris 10.  You can tell ipmitool to use this interface by
       specifying it on the command line.

       ipmitool -I lipmi <expression>

LAN INTERFACE
       The  ipmitool  lan  interface communicates with the BMC over an Ethernet LAN connection using
       UDP under IPv4.  UDP datagrams are formatted to contain IPMI request/response messages with a
       IPMI session headers and RMCP headers.

       IPMI-over-LAN  uses  version  1  of  the Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP) to support
       pre-OS and OS-absent management.  RMCP is a request-response  protocol  delivered  using  UDP
       datagrams to port 623.

       The  LAN  interface  is an authentication multi-session connection; messages delivered to the
       BMC can (and should) be authenticated with a challenge/response protocol with either straight
       password/key or MD5 message-digest algorithm.  ipmitool will attempt to connect with adminis‐
       trator privilege level as this is required to perform chassis power functions.

       You can tell ipmitool to use the lan interface with the -I lan option:


       ipmitool -I lan -H <hostname> [-U <username>] [-P <password>] <command>

       A hostname must be given on the command line in order to use the lan interface with ipmitool.
       The  password  field is optional; if you do not provide a password on the command line, ipmi‐
       tool will attempt to connect without authentication.  If you specify a password it  will  use
       MD5  authentication if supported by the BMC and straight password/key otherwise, unless over‐
       ridden with a command line option.

LANPLUS INTERFACE
       Like the lan interface, the lanplus interface communicates with the BMC over an Ethernet  LAN
       connection using UDP under IPv4.  The difference is that the lanplus interface uses the RMCP+
       protocol as described in the IPMI v2.0 specification.  RMCP+ allows for improved  authentica‐
       tion and data integrity checks, as well as encryption and the ability to carry multiple types
       of payloads.  Generic Serial Over LAN support requires RMCP+, so the  ipmitool  sol  activate
       command requires the use of the lanplus interface.

       RMCP+  session establishment uses a symmetric challenge-response protocol called RAKP (Remote
       Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol) which allows the negotiation of many options.   ipmitool
       does  not yet allow the user to specify the value of every option, defaulting to the most ob‐
       vious settings marked as required in the v2.0 specification.   Authentication  and  integrity
       HMACS  are  produced with SHA1, and encryption is performed with AES-CBC-128.  Role-level lo‐
       gins are not yet supported.

       ipmitool must be linked with the OpenSSL library in order to perform the encryption functions
       and  support  the  lanplus  interface.  If the required packages are not found it will not be
       compiled in and supported.

       You can tell ipmitool to use the lanplus interface with the -I lanplus option:


       ipmitool -I lanplus -H <hostname> [-U <username>] [-P <password>] <command>

       A hostname must be given on the command line in order to use the lan interface with ipmitool.
       With  the exception of the -A and -C options the rest of the command line options are identi‐
       cal to those available for the lan interface.

       The -C option allows you specify the authentication, integrity, and encryption algorithms  to
       use  for for lanplus session based on the cipher suite ID found in the IPMIv2.0 specification
       in table 22-19.  The default cipher suite is 3 which specifies RAKP-HMAC-SHA1 authentication,
       HMAC-SHA1-96 integrity, and AES-CBC-128 encryption algorithms.


FREE INTERFACE
       The ipmitool free interface utilizes the FreeIPMI libfreeipmi drivers.

       You can tell ipmitool to use the FreeIPMI interface with the -I option:

       ipmitool -I free <command>



IMB INTERFACE
       The  ipmitool imb interface supports the Intel IMB (Intel Inter-module Bus) Interface through
       the /dev/imb device.

       You can tell ipmitool to use the IMB interface with the -I option:

       ipmitool -I imb <command>


EXAMPLES
       Example 1: Listing remote sensors

              > ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile sdr list
              Baseboard 1.25V  | 1.24 Volts        | ok
              Baseboard 2.5V   | 2.49 Volts        | ok
              Baseboard 3.3V   | 3.32 Volts        | ok

       Example 2: Displaying status of a remote sensor

              > ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile sensor get "Baseboard 1.25V"
              Locating sensor record...
              Sensor ID              : Baseboard 1.25V (0x10)
              Sensor Type (Analog)   : Voltage
              Sensor Reading         : 1.245 (+/- 0.039) Volts
              Status                 : ok
              Lower Non-Recoverable  : na
              Lower Critical         : 1.078
              Lower Non-Critical     : 1.107
              Upper Non-Critical     : 1.382
              Upper Critical         : 1.431
              Upper Non-Recoverable  : na

       Example 3: Displaying the power status of a remote chassis

              > ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile chassis power status
              Chassis Power is on

       Example 4: Controlling the power on a remote chassis

              > ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile chassis power on
              Chassis Power Control: Up/On

AUTHOR
       Duncan Laurie <duncan AT iceblink.org>

SEE ALSO
       IPMItool Homepage
              http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net

       Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification
              http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi

       OpenIPMI Homepage
              http://openipmi.sourceforge.net

       FreeIPMI Homepage
              http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/



Duncan Laurie                                                                            ipmitool(1)
ipmitool(1)
NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS
-a Prompt for the remote server password. -A -b -B -b -B -c Present output in CSV (comma separated variable) format. This is not available with -C -d N Use device number N to specify the /dev/ipmiN (or /dev/ipmi/N or /dev/ipmidev/N) de‐ -e -E The remote server password is specified by the environment variable IPMI_PASSWORD or -f -g Deprecated. Use: -o intelplus -h Get basic usage help from the command line. -H -I -k -K Read Kg key from IPMI_KGKEY environment variable. -l -L -m -N -o -O -p -P -R -s Deprecated. Use: -o supermicro -S -t -T -T -U -v Increase verbose output level. This option may be specified multiple times to in‐ -V Display version information. -y -Y Prompt for the Kg key for IPMIv2.0 authentication. -z
SECURITY COMMANDS OPEN INTERFACE BMC INTERFACE
/platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/bmc /platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/amd64/bmc /dev/bmc
LIPMI INTERFACE LAN INTERFACE LANPLUS INTERFACE FREE INTERFACE IMB INTERFACE EXAMPLES AUTHOR SEE ALSO

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