IPMItool
IPMI Introduction
IPMI: A set of computer interface that provides out-of-band management and monitoring capabilities of the host system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system.
An IPMI sub-system consists of a main controller, called the baseboard management controller (BMC) and other management controllers distributed among different system modules that are referred to as satellite controllers.
refer:
Install ipmitool and required kernal module.
sudo apt-get install ipmitool
sudo modprobe ipmi_si
sudo modprobe ipmi_devintf
sudo modprobe ipmi_msghandler
Ipmitool Basic Usage Concept
| Commands | Notes |
|---|---|
| lan | manage lan channel, useful to set up BMC |
| chassis | Get chassis status and set power state |
| power | Shortcut to chassis power commands |
| sel | Print System Event Log (SEL) |
| sdr | Print Sensor Data Repository entries and readings |
BMC Management
the channel number of BMC is 1
get BMC setting:
ipmitool lan print 1
set static BMC ip address:
ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 10.3.3.123
ipmitool lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0
ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 10.3.3.254
set BMC ip address from DHCP:
ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc dhcp
Power Management
ipmitool power status
ipmitool power on
ipmitool power off
ipmitool power cycle
Server Identify Lights Out
ipmitool chassis identify
Monitoring Sensor Data
ipmitool sdr list
Get Event Log
get latest 5 event log
ipmitool sel list last 5
Remote Control
use BMC user/passwd/ip to management remote server
ipmitool -U ＜username＞ -P ＜password＞ -H ＜BMC ip＞ chassis power status
root/root admin/admin
Hint: remember add route to the BMC subnet via:
route add -net 10.X.X.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth1 gw 192.168.X.X