IPMI
From DWIKI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
Docs
- http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface
- http://openipmi.sf.net/
- Configuring IPMI under Linux using ipmitool
- http://lonesysadmin.net/2005/09/23/configuring-and-securing-ipmi-on-dell-poweredge-x8xx-hardware/
- https://www.secure-computing.net/wiki/index.php/BMC_Nagios#Power_Supply_Check
- http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/IPMI_FencingConfig
- http://www.nabble.com/IPMI-and-Dell-ERA-O-td19214114.html
- https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19464-01/820-6850-11/IPMItool.html
- Zabbix#IPMI Monitoring IPMI with Zabbix
Considerations
- bmc/ipmi seems to prefer to be on primary network interface, using a DIFFERENT ip from the actual network
Tools
Scan network for ipmi
http://fish2.com/ipmi/tools/ztools.html or better yet: https://github.com/zenfish/ipmi
HOWTO
ssh shell
https://iamsto.wordpress.com/2022/12/06/cheatsheet-ipmi-ssh-cli-commands/
Configuring IPMI
IPMI Network configuration
Check ipmi network settings
ipmitool -I open lan print 1
or just
ipmitool lan print 1
Check lan/network configuration
ipmitool -I open lan print
Set network to dhcp
ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc dhcp
Set network to static
ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
Change ip address
ipmitool lan print 1 ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr x.x.x.x ipmitool lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr x.x.x.x
Add vlan ID
ipmitool lan set 1 vlan id 22
Managing users
List users
ipmitool user list 1
Change password
2 is usually ADMIN
ipmitool user set password 2
Show user privilege level
ipmitool channel getaccess 1 3
Reading status
( also see http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/IPMI_FencingConfig)
Simple status check
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <IPADDR> -U root -P changeme chassis status
Get some hints about commands
ipmitool -I open help
List all sensors
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <IPADDR> -U root -P changeme sdr elist full
or
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <IPADDR> -U root -P changeme sensor
Serial console over LAN
ipmitool -U root -I lanplus -H 10.0.0.91 sol activate
Boot a remote box
ipmitool -U root -I lanplus -H 10.0.0.91 chassis power on
Sensor information
ipmitool -I open sensor
PSU status
ipmitool -I open sdr type "Power Supply" Status
Shut down a remote box
ipmitool -U root -I lanplus -H 10.0.0.91 chassis power off ipmittool -U root -H 10.0.0.91 -E shell
On freeBsd
kldload ipmi
Sensors
System temperature
Air inlet temperatue
Peripheral temperature
Air outlet temperature
FAQ
ipmitool
Error: Unable to establish IPMI v2 / RMCP+ session
You might have firmware that doesn't support IPMI v2/ RMCP+
Try -I lan instead of -I lanplus
ipmitool user list
Get User Access command failed (channel 14, user 1): Invalid data field in request.
Unable to send IPMI presence ping packet
yeah, could be anything again
IPMI LAN send command failed
Unable to send IPMI presence ping packet
IPMI command failed: Request data field length limit exceeded
If you're trying to set a password, try a more complex password.
ipmitool -v Get Auth Capabilities error
could be firmware/version issue
Info: SOL payload already active on another session
Try sol deactivate
Set Session Privilege Level to ADMINISTRATOR failed: Unknown (0x80)
You're probably trying to connect as user, so try
ipmitool -L USER ....
