IPMI

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/
• 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

Useful commands

( also see http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/IPMI_FencingConfig)

Check ipmi

ipmitool -I open lan print 1

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

Shut down a remote box

ipmitool -U root -I lanplus -H 10.0.0.91 chassis power off

On freeBsd

kldload ipmi