Questions tagged [ipmitool]

IPMItool is an utility for managing and configuring devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 1.5 and version 2.0 specifications.

IPMItool is, according to its website, a utility for managing and configuring devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 1.5 and version 2.0 specifications.

IPMI is an open standard for monitoring, logging, recovery, inventory, and control of hardware that is implemented independent of the main CPU, BIOS, and OS. The service processor (or Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) is the brain behind platform management and its primary purpose is to handle the autonomous sensor monitoring and event logging features.

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Error: Unable to establish IPMI v2 / RMCP+ session

I installed the ipmitool 1.8.18 in the CentOS7.2 Dedicated Server, I can use it for check self own ipmi data: # ipmitool -I open power status Chassis Power is on but I want to check other ipmi address' status, I will get this error: # ipmitool -H…
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How to get the IPMI address of a server?

I'm writing a Python program that collect information about the host it's running on. Among the information to be collected is the IPMI address. After some googling, I discovered a command line tool called ipmitool, but I had no idea how to make it…
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ipmitool gives "Authentication type NONE not supported"

I'm executing below command from ubuntu 12.04 and get error ipmitool -H 192.168.0.254 -U root -P root user list Authentication type NONE not supportedAuthentication type NONE not supported Error: Unable to establish LAN session Get User Access…
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Ansible execute command locally and then on remote server

I am trying to start a server using ansible shell module with ipmitools and then do configuration change on that server once its up. Server with ansible installed also has ipmitools. On server with ansible i need to execute ipmitools to start target…
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Supermirco IPMI KVM: remote connection without webbrowser

I try to connect with the IPMI remote connection(KVM) without the use op the webbrowser or IPMIview tool. But so far no luck. The first think that I did is launching the "jviewer.jnlp" with javaws. This file will be created by the IPMI website if…
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how to deal with ipmitool sol session which looks frozen

I use ipmitool SOL session to get console logs from remote server. Initially session is responsive. If I hit enter, I can see login message to remote server like below. [SOL Session operational. Use ~? for help] …
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How to exit IPMI SOL session without exiting the ssh session?

We can connect to IPMI serial over lan session by ipmitool sol activate and exit the session by "~." But "~." also exit the ssh session if you are in a ssh session. "ipmitool sol deactivate" can disable the sol session without exiting the ssh…
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Deal with low latency on ipmitool commands

I am trying to work around the very high latency that I get when trying to execute some ipmitool commands on the OppenPower machine that I am connected to via ssh and on which the OpenIPMI tool is installed and configured. When I execute a command…
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CPU/Memory utilization via IPMI(OOB) or SNMP

Is it possible to get CPU and Memory utilization via IPMI(Ipmitool) or SNMP out of band. If yes than how, I am looking to get it for HP Proliant DL360. Thanks!
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How to use libipmitool library of ipmiTool?

As given in the below link http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/docs/ipmisw-compare.htm That there is a library API for IpmiTool called libipmitool. But I am not able to find any document/link/ or any user/programmer guide for IpmiTool's lib API. I…
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Get Device id using ipmitool failed

I'm executing below command for getting Device ID from BMC but I got error Unable to send RAW command (channel=0x0 netfn=0x6 lun=0x0 cmd=0x1) ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.0.147 -U root -P root raw 0x06 0x01 Unable to send RAW command (channel=0x0…
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How to use IPMI to monitor local settings?

I currently am being tasked to cross-reference ENVSTAT data with IPMITOOL data. I managed to get envstat working well without too much pain, but I have been stuck at configuring iPMITOOL for quite awhile now. As far as I am aware, the only way to…
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IPMItool sel command on PER610 does not provide detailed information

ipmitool sel elist on R610 output: 1 | 08/01/2011 | 23:18:11 | Event Logging Disabled SEL | Log area reset/cleared | Asserted 2 | Pre-Init Time-stamp | Physical Security Intrusion | General Chassis intrusion | Asserted 3 | Pre-Init Time-stamp …
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How can I pass \xFF as a command line parameter from a Robot Framework test?

I am trying to delete an ipmi user, using ipmitool and Linux. For this, I need to set their name to \xFF. So I have a command that looks like this: ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.1.100 -U admin -P password user set name 4 $(echo -e '\xFF') If I put…
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DELL IDrac 6 IPMI query - Ambient Tempearture

I am connected up to my Idrac however, when asking for the ambient temp, I get no value. I am using this command: Ipmitool -I Lanplus -H x.x.x.x -U xxxx -P xxxxxx sensor reading "Ambient Temp" I believe this is because there are actually 3 values…
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