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
ipmitool commands
Configuring IPMI
Set network to dhcp
ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc dhcp
Managing users
List users
ipmitool user list 1
Change password
2 is usually ADMIN
ipmitool user set password 2
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
Check ipmi
ipmitool -I open lan print 1
Check lan/network configuration
ipmitool -I open lan print
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
FAQ
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
Change ip address
ipmitool lan print 1
ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr x.x.x.x
ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr x.x.x.x
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
Error: Unable to establish IPMI v2 / RMCP+ session
Try -I lan instead of -I lanplus
Info: SOL payload already active on another session
Try sol deactivate
