ipmitool(1m) ipmitool(1m)
NAME
ipmitool - utility for controlling IPMI-enabled devices
SYNOPSIS
ipmitool [-chvV] -I lan -H hostname [-p <port>] [-U <username>] [-f <password_file>] [-S <sdrcache>] <command>
ipmitool [-chvV] -I lanplus -H hostname [-p <port>] [-U <username>] [-f <password_file>] [-S <sdrcache>] <command>
ipmitool [-chvV] -I bmc [-S <sdrcache>] <command>
DESCRIPTION
This program lets you manage Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) functions of either the local system, via a kernel device
driver, or a remote system, using IPMI v1.5 and IPMI v2.0. These functions include printing FRU information, LAN configuration, sensor
readings, and remote chassis power control.
IPMI management by a remote station is disabled on platforms as they are shipped. It can be enabled only by the root user on the local sys-
tem.
SECURITY WARNING
There are several security issues to be considered before enabling the IPMI LAN interface. A remote station has the ability to control a
system's power state as well as being able to gather certain platform information. To reduce vulnerability it is strongly advised that the
IPMI LAN interface only be enabled in 'trusted' environments where system security is not an issue or where there is a dedicated secure
'management network'.
Further it is strongly advised that you should not enable IPMI for remote access without setting a password, and that that password should
not be the same as any other password on that system.
When an IPMI password is changed on a remote machine the new password is sent across the network as clear text. This could be observed and
then used to attack the remote system. It is thus recommended that IPMI password management only be done using a tool, such as 'ipmitool',
running on the local station.
OPTIONS
-c Present output in CSV (comma separated variable) format.
-f <password_file>
Specifies a file containing the remote server password. If this option is absent, or if password_file is empty, the password will
default to NULL.
If the -f option is not present, ipmitool will prompt the user for a password. If no password is entered at the prompt, the remote
server password will default to NULL.
For IPMI v1.5, the maximum password length is 16 characters. Passwords longer than 16 characters will be truncated.
For IPMI v2.0, the maximum password length is 20 characters; longer passwords are truncated. The longer password length is sup-
ported by the lanplus interface.
-h Get basic usage help from the command line.
-H <hostname>
Remote server address, can be IP address or hostname. This option is required for the LAN interface connection.
-I <interface>
Selects IPMI interface to use. Possible interfaces are lan, lanplus or bmc.
-p <port>
Selects remote port (default is 623).
-S <sdrcache>
Uses Sensor Data Repository information from the file <sdrcache> to dramatically speed up the `sdr' and `sel elist' commands. This
file is typically created with the `sdr dump <sdrcache>' command.
-U <username>
Remote username, default is NULL user.
-v Increase verbose output level. This option may be specified multiple times to increase the level of debug output. If given
three times you will get hexdumps of all incoming and outgoing packets.
-V Display version information.
COMMANDS
help This can be used to get command-line help on ipmitool
commands. It may also be placed at the end of commands to get option usage help.
ipmitool -I bmc help
Commands:
raw Send a RAW IPMI request and print
response
i2c Send an I2C Master Write-Read
command and print response
spd Print SPD information from remote
I2C device
lan Configure LAN Channels
chassis Get chassis status and set power
state
power Alias for chassis power commands
event Send pre-defined events to MC
mc Management Controller status and
global enables
sdr Print Sensor Data Repository
entries and readings
sensor Print detailed sensor information
fru Print built-in FRU and scan SDR
for FRU locators
sel Print System Event Log (SEL)
pef Configure Platform Event Filtering
(PEF)
sol Configure IPMIv2.0 Serial-over-LAN
isol Configure IPMIv1.5 Serial-over-LAN
user Configure Management Controller
users
channel Configure Management Controller
channels
sunoem OEM Commands for Sun servers
kontronoem OEM Commands for Kontron
picmg Run a PICMG/ATA extended command
firewall Configure firmware firewall
session Print session information
exec Run list of commands from file
set Set runtime variable for shell and
exec
echo Echo lines to stdout in scripts
ekanalyzer Run FRU-Ekeying analyzer using FRU
files
ipmitool -I bmc chassis help
Chassis Commands: status, power, identify, policy, restart_cause, poh, bootdev, bootparam, selftest
ipmitool -I bmc chassis power help
chassis power Commands: status, on, off, cycle, reset, diag, soft
bmc|mc
reset <warm|cold>
Instructs the BMC to perform a warm or cold reset.
info
Displays information about the BMC hardware, including device revision, firmware revision, IPMI version supported, manufac-
turer ID, and information on additional device support.
watchdog
These commands allow a user to view and change the current state of the watchdog timer.
get
Show current Watchdog Timer settings and countdown state.
reset
Reset the Watchdog Timer to its most recent state and restart the countdown timer.
off
Turn off a currently running Watchdog countdown timer.
selftest
Check on the basic health of the BMC by executing the Get Self Test results command and reporting the results.
getenables
Displays a list of the currently enabled options for the BMC.
setenables <option>=[on|off]
Enables or disables the given option. Currently supported values for option include:
recv_msg_intr
Receive Message Queue Interrupt
event_msg_intr
Event Message Buffer Full Interrupt
event_msg
Event Message Buffer
system_event_log
System Event Logging
oem0
OEM-Defined option #0
oem1
OEM-Defined option #1
oem2
OEM-Defined option #2
channel
authcap <channel number> <max priv>
Displays information about the authentication capabilities of the selected channel at the specified privilege level.
Possible privilege levels are:
1 Callback level
2 User level
3 Operator level
4 Administrator level
5 OEM Proprietary level
info [channel number]
Displays information about the selected channel. If no channel is given it will display information about the currently
used channel:
ipmitool -I bmc channel info
Channel 0xf info:
Channel Medium Type : System Interface
Channel Protocol Type : KCS
Session Support : session-less
Active Session Count : 0
Protocol Vendor ID : 7154
getaccess <channel number> [userid]
Configure the given userid as the default on the given channel number. When the given channel is subsequently used, the user
is identified implicitly by the given userid.
setaccess <channel number> <userid> [callin=on|off]
[ipmi=on|off] [link=on|off] [privilege=level]
Configure user access information on the given channel for the given userid.
getciphers <all | supported> <ipmi | sol> [channel]
Displays the list of cipher suites supported for the given application (ipmi or sol) on the given channel.
chassis
status
Displays information regarding the high-level status of the system chassis and main power subsystem.
poh
This command will return the Power-On Hours counter.
identify <interval>
Control the front panel identify light. Default interval is 15 seconds. Use 0 to turn off. Use "force" to turn on indef-
initely.
restart_cause
Query the chassis for the cause of the last system restart.
selftest
Check on the basic health of the BMC by executing the Get Self Test results command and reporting the results.
policy
Set the chassis power policy in the event power failure.
list
Return supported policies.
always-on
Turn on when power is restored.
previous
Returned to previous state when power is restored.
always-off
Stay off after power is restored.
power
Performs a chassis control command to view and change the power state.
status
Show current chassis power status.
on
Power up chassis.
off
Power down chassis into soft off (S4/S5 state). WARNING: This command does not initiate a clean shutdown of
the operating system prior to powering down the system.
cycle
Provides a power off interval of at least 1 second. No action should occur if chassis power is in S4/S5 state, but
it is recommended to check power state first and only issue a power cycle command if the system power is on or
in lower sleep state than S4/S5.
reset
This command will perform a hard reset.
diag
Pulse a diagnostic interrupt (NMI) directly to the processor(s).
soft
Initiate a soft-shutdown of OS via ACPI by emulating a fatal overtemperature.
bootdev <device> [clear-cmos=yes|no] [options=help,...]
Request the system to boot from an alternate boot device on next reboot. If the optional `clear-cmos` argument is present,
the parameter given will be used to determine if the values stored in persistent CMOS memory are cleared the next time the
system is rebooted. Note that this command is not supported on many platforms. Various options may be used to modify the
boot device settings. Run "bootdev none options=help" for a list of available boot device modifiers/options.
Currently supported values for <device> are:
pxe
Force PXE boot
disk
Force boot from BIOS default boot device
safe
Force boot from BIOS default boot device, request Safe Mode
diag
Force boot from diagnostic partition
cdrom
Force boot from CD/DVD
bios
Force boot into BIOS setup
floppy
Force boot from Floppy/primary removable media
bootparam
Get or set various system boot option parameters.
get <param #>
Get boot parameter. Currently supported values for <param #> are:
0 - Set In Progress
1 - Service Partition Selector
2 - Service Partition Scan
3 - BMC Boot Flag Valid Bit Clearing
4 - Boot Info Acknowledge
5 - Boot Flags
6 - Boot Initiator Info
7 - Boot Initiator Mailbox
set <option> [value ...]
Set boot parameter.
Currently supported values for <option> are:
force_pxe
Force PXE boot
force_disk
Force boot from default hard-drive
force_safe
Force boot from default hard-drive, request Safe Mode
force_diag
Force boot from diagnostic partition
force_cdrom
Force boot from CD/DVD
force_bios
Force boot into BIOS setup
ekanalyzer <command> <xx=file1> <xx=file2> [<rc=file3>] ...
NOTE : This command can support a maximum of 8 files per command line
file1
binary file that stores FRU data of a Carrier or an AMC module
file2
binary file that stores FRU data of an AMC module. These binary files can be generated from command: ipmitool fru read <id>
<file>
file3
configuration file used for configuring On-Carrier Device ID or OEM GUID. This file is optional.
xx : indicates the type of the file.
It can take the following value:
oc : On-Carrier device
a1 : AMC slot A1
a2 : AMC slot A2
a3 : AMC slot A3
a4 : AMC slot A4
b1 : AMC slot B1
b2 : AMC slot B2
b3 : AMC slot B3
b4 : AMC slot B4
sm : Shelf Manager
The available commands for ekanalyzer are:
print [<carrier | power | all>]
carrier (default) <oc=file1> <oc=file2> ...
Display point-to-point physical connectivity between carriers and AMC modules.
Example:
ipmitool ekanalyzer print carrier oc=fru oc=carrierfru
From Carrier file: fru
Number of AMC bays supported by Carrier: 2
AMC slot B1 topology:
Port 0 =====> On Carrier Device ID 0, Port 16
Port 1 =====> On Carrier Device ID 0, Port 12
Port 2 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 2
AMC slot B2 topology:
Port 0 =====> On Carrier Device ID 0, Port 3
Port 2 =====> AMC slot B1, Port 2
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
From Carrier file: carrierfru
On Carrier Device ID 0 topology:
Port 0 =====> AMC slot B1, Port 4
Port 1 =====> AMC slot B1, Port 5
Port 2 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 6
Port 3 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 7
AMC slot B1 topology:
Port 0 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 0
AMC slot B1 topology:
Port 1 =====> AMC slot B2, Port 1
Number of AMC bays supported by Carrier: 2
power <xx=file1> <xx=file2> ...
Display power supply information between carrier and AMC modules.
all <xx=file> <xx=file> ...
Display both physical connectivity and power supply of each carrier and AMC modules.
frushow <xx=file>
Convert a binary FRU file into human readable text format. Use -v option to get more display information.
summary [<match | unmatch | all>]
match (default) <xx=file> <xx=file> ...
Display only matched results of Ekeying match between an On-Carrier device and an AMC module or between 2 AMC modules.
Example:
ipmitool ekanalyzer summary match oc=fru b1=amcB1 a2=amcA2
On-Carrier Device vs AMC slot B1
AMC slot B1 port 0 ==> On-Carrier Device 0 port 16
Matching Result
- From On-Carrier Device ID 0
-Channel ID 11 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
-Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
- To AMC slot B1
-Channel ID 0 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
-Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
AMC slot B1 port 1 ==> On-Carrier Device 0 port 12
Matching Result
- From On-Carrier Device ID 0
-Channel ID 6 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
-Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
- To AMC slot B1
-Channel ID 1 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
-Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
On-Carrier Device vs AMC slot A2
AMC slot A2 port 0 ==> On-Carrier Device 0 port 3
Matching Result
- From On-Carrier Device ID 0
-Channel ID 9 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
-Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
- To AMC slot A2
-Channel ID 0 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.2 Ethernet
-Link Type extension: 1000BASE-BX (SerDES Gigabit) Ethernet link
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: exact match
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
AMC slot B1 vs AMC slot A2
AMC slot A2 port 2 ==> AMC slot B1 port 2
Matching Result
- From AMC slot B1
-Channel ID 2 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.3 Storage
-Link Type extension: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS/SATA)
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: FC or SAS interface {exact match}
- To AMC slot A2
-Channel ID 2 || Lane 0: enable
-Link Type: AMC.3 Storage
-Link Type extension: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS/SATA)
-Link Group ID: 0 || Link Asym. Match: FC or SAS interface {exact match}
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
unmatch <xx=file> <xx=file> ...
Display the unmatched results of Ekeying match between an On-Carrier device and an AMC module or between 2 AMC modules
all <xx=file> <xx=file> ...
Display both matched result and unmatched results of Ekeying match between two cards or two modules.
event
<predefined event number n>
Send a pre-defined test event to the System Event Log. The following events are included as a means to test the functional-
ity of the System Event Log component of the BMC (an entry will be added each time the event n command is executed).
Currently supported values for n are:
1 Temperature: Upper Critical: Going High
2 Voltage Threshold: Lower Critical: Going Low
3 Memory: Correctable ECC
NOTE: These pre-defined events will likely not produce "accurate" SEL records for a particular system because they will not
be correctly tied to a valid sensor number, but they are sufficient to verify correct operation of the SEL.
file <filename>
Event log records specified in filename will be added to the System Event Log.
The format of each line in the file is as follows:
<{EvM Revision} {Sensor Type} {Sensor Num} {Event Dir/Type} {Event Data 0} {Event Data 1} {Event Data 2}>[# COMMENT]
e.g.:
0x4 0x2 0x60 0x1 0x52 0x0 0x0 # Voltage threshold: Lower Critical: Going Low
EvM Revision - The "Event Message Revision" is 0x04 for messages that comply with the IPMI 2.0 Specification and 0x03 for
messages that comply with the IPMI 1.0 Specification.
Sensor Type - Indicates the Event Type or Class.
Sensor Num - Represents the 'sensor' within the management controller that generated the Event Message.
Event Dir/Type - This field is encoded with the event direction as the high bit (bit 7) and the event type as the low 7 bits.
Event direction is 0 for an assertion event and 1 for a deassertion event.
See the IPMI 2.0 specification for further details on the definitions for each field.
<sensorid> <list>
Get a list of all the possible Sensor States and pre-defined Sensor State Shortcuts available for a particular sensor. sen-
sorid is the character string representation of the sensor and must be enclosed in double quotes if it includes white space.
Several different commands including ipmitool sensor list may be used to obtain a list that includes the sensorid strings
representing the sensors on a given system.
ipmitool -I open event "PS 2T Fan Fault" list
Finding sensor PS 2T Fan Fault... ok
Sensor States:
State Deasserted
State Asserted
Sensor State Shortcuts:
present absent
assert deassert
limit nolimit
fail nofail
yes no
on off
up down
<sensorid> <sensor state> [<direction>]
Generate a custom event based on existing sensor information. The optional event direction can be either assert (the
default) or deassert.
ipmitool event "PS 2T Fan Fault" "State Asserted"
Finding sensor PS 2T Fan Fault... ok
0 | Pre-Init Time-stamp | Fan PS 2T Fan Fault | State Asserted
ipmitool event "PS 2T Fan Fault" "State Deasserted"
Finding sensor PS 2T Fan Fault... ok
0 | Pre-Init Time-stamp | Fan PS 2T Fan Fault | State Desserted
exec <filename>
Execute ipmitool commands from filename. Each line is a complete command. The syntax of the commands are defined by the COMMANDS
section in this manpage. Each line may have an optional comment at the end of the line, delimited with a `#' symbol.
e.g., a command file with one line:
sdr list # get a list of sdr records
fru
print
This command will read all Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory data and extract such information as serial number,
part number, asset tags, and short strings describing the chassis, board, or product.
read <fru id> <fru file>
fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print'). fru file is the absolute pathname of a file in which to dump
the binary FRU data pertaining to the specified FRU entity.
write <fru id> <fru file>
fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print'). fru file is the absolute pathname of a file from which to
pull the binary FRU data before uploading it to the specified FRU.
upgEkey <fru id> <fru file>
Update a multirecord FRU location. fru id is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print'). fru file is the absolute
pathname of a file from which to pull the binary FRU data to upload into the specified multirecord FRU entity.
edit <fru id>
This command provides interactive editing of some supported records, namely PICMG Carrier Activation Record. fru id is the
digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print'); default is 0.
edit <fru id> field <section> <index> <string>
This command may be used to set a field string to a new value. It replaces the FRU data found at index in the specified sec-
tion with the supplied string.
fru id
is the digit ID of the FRU (see output of 'fru print').
section
is a string which refers to FRU Inventory Information Storage Areas and may be refer to:
c FRU Inventory Chassis Info Area
b FRU Inventory Board Info Area
p FRU Inventory Product Info Area
index
specifies the field number. Field numbering starts on the first 'english text' field type. For instance in the <board>
info area field '0' is <Board Manufacturer> and field '2' is <Board Serial Number>; see IPMI Platform Management FRU
Information Storage Definition v1.0 R1.1 for field locations.
string
must be the same length as the string being replaced and must be 8-bit ASCII(0xCx).
edit <fru id> oem iana <record> <format> [<args>]
This command edits the data found in the multirecord area. Support for OEM specific records is limited.
firewall
This command supports the firmware firewall capability. It may be used to add or remove security-based restrictions on certain com-
mands/command sub-functions or to list the current firmware firewall restrictions set on any commands. For each firmware firewall
command listed below, parameters may be included to cause the command to be executed with increasing granularity on a specific LUN,
for a specific NetFn, for a specific IPMI Command, and finally for a specific command's sub-function (see Appendix H in the IPMI 2.0
Specification for a listing of any sub-function numbers that may be associated with a particular command).
Parameter syntax and dependencies are as follows:
[<channel H>] [<lun L> [<netfn N> [<command C [<subfn S>]]]]
Note that if "netfn <N>" is specified, then "lun <L>" must also be specified; if "command <C>" is specified, then "netfn <N>" (and
therefore "lun <L>") must also be specified, and so forth.
"channel <H>" is an optional and standalone parameter. If not specified, the requested operation will be performed on the current
channel. Note that command support may vary from channel to channel.
Firmware firewall commands:
info [<parms as described above>]
List firmware firewall information for the specified LUN, NetFn, and Command (if supplied) on the current or specified chan-
nel. Listed information includes the support, configurable, and enabled bits for the specified command or commands.
Some usage examples:
info [<channel H>] [<lun L>]
This command will list firmware firewall information for all NetFns for the specified LUN on either the current or the
specified channel.
info [<channel H>] [<lun L> [<netfn N>]]
This command will print out all command information for a single LUN/NetFn pair.
info [<channel H>] [<lun L> [<netfn N> [<command C]]]
This prints out detailed, human-readable information showing the support, configurable, and enabled bits for the spec-
ified command on the specified LUN/NetFn pair. Information will be printed about each of the command subfunctions.
info [<channel H>] [<lun L> [<netfn N> [<command C [<subfn S>]]]]
Print out information for a specific sub-function.
enable [<parms as described above>]
This command is used to enable commands for a given NetFn/LUN combination on the specified channel.
disable [<parms as described above>] [force]
This command is used to disable commands for a given NetFn/LUN combination on the specified channel. Great care should be
taken if using the "force" option so as not to disable the "Set Command Enables" command.
reset [<parms as described above>]
This command may be used to reset the firmware firewall back to a state where all commands and command sub-functions are
enabled.
i2c <i2caddr> <read bytes> [<write data>]
Sends an I^2C Master Write-Read command (if <write data> is supplied, it is written to the I^2C master first) to the device at
address <i2caddr> and displays <read bytes> bytes of response.
Note: this command is not supported by all BMCs.
The following command writes the values 0x2, 0x3, and 0x4, then attempts to read 5 bytes from the I^2C master at address 0xa:
ipmitool i2c 0xa 5 0x2 0x3 0x4
isol
info
Retrieve information about the Intel IPMI v1.5 Serial-Over-LAN configuration.
set <parameter> <value>
Configure parameters for Intel IPMI v1.5 Serial-over-LAN.
Valid parameters and values are:
enabled
true, false
privilege-level
user, operator, admin, oem
bit-rate
9.6, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2
activate
Causes ipmitool to enter Intel IPMI v1.5 Serial Over LAN mode. An RMCP+ connection is made to the BMC, the terminal is set to
raw mode, and user input is sent to the serial console on the remote server. On exit, the the SOL payload mode is deactivated
and the terminal is reset to its original settings.
Special escape sequences are provided to control the SOL session:
~. Terminate connection
~^Z Suspend ipmitool
~^X Suspend ipmitool, but don't restore tty on restart
~B Send break
~~ Send the escape character by typing it twice
~? Print the supported escape sequences
Note that escapes are only recognized immediately after newline.
kontronoem
OEM commands specific to Kontron devices.
setsn
Set FRU serial number.
setmfgdate
Set FRU manufacturing date.
nextboot <boot device>
Select the next boot order on the Kontron CP6012.
lan
print [<channel>]
Print the current configuration for the given channel. The default will print information on the first found LAN chan-
nel.
set <channel> <command> <parameter>
Set the given command and parameter on the given channel. Valid command/parameters are:
ipaddr <x.x.x.x>
Set the IP address for this channel.
netmask <x.x.x.x>
Set the netmask for this channel.
macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>
Set the MAC address for this channel.
defgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>
Set the default gateway IP address.
defgw macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>
Set the default gateway MAC address.
bakgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>
Set the backup gateway IP address.
bakgw macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>
Set the backup gateway MAC address.
password <pass>
Set the null user password.
snmp <community string>
Set the SNMP community string.
user
Enable user access mode for userid 1 (issue the `user' command to display information about userids for a given chan-
nel).
access <on|off>
Set LAN channel access mode.
alert <on|off>
Enable or disable PEF alerting for this channel.
ipsrc <source>
Set the IP address source:
none = unspecified
static = manually configured static IP address
dhcp = address obtained by BMC running DHCP
bios = address loaded by BIOS or system software
arp respond <on|off>
Set BMC generated ARP responses.
arp generate <on|off>
Set BMC generated gratuitous ARPs.
arp interval <seconds>
Set BMC generated gratuitous ARP interval.
auth <level,...> <type,...>
Set the valid authtypes for a given auth level.
Levels: callback, user, operator, admin
Types: none, md2, md5, password, oem
cipher_privs <privlist>
Correlates cipher suite numbers with the maximum privilege level that is allowed to use it. In this way, cipher
suites can restricted to users with a given privilege level, so that, for example, administrators are required to use
a stronger cipher suite than normal users.
The format of privlist is as follows. Each character represents a privilege level and the character position identi-
fies the cipher suite number. For example, the first character represents cipher suite 1 (cipher suite 0 is
reserved), the second represents cipher suite 2, and so on. privlist must be 15 characters in length.
Characters used in privlist and their associated privilege levels are:
X Cipher Suite Unused
c CALLBACK
u USER
o OPERATOR
a ADMIN
O OEM
So, to set the maximum privilege for cipher suite 1 to USER and suite 2 to ADMIN, issue the following command:
ipmitool -I interface lan set channel cipher_privs uaXXXXXXXXXXXXX
alert print [<channel>] [<destination>]
Print alert information for the specified channel and destination. The default will print all alerts for all alert destina-
tions on the first found LAN channel.
alert set <channel> <destination> <command> <parameter>
Set an alert on the given LAN channel and destination. Alert Destinations are listed via the 'lan alert print' command.
Valid command/parameters are:
ipaddr <x.x.x.x>
Set alert IP address.
macaddr <xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>
Set alert MAC address.
gateway <default | backup>
Set the channel gateway to use for alerts.
ack <on | off>
Set Alert Acknowledge on or off.
type <pet | oem1 | oem2>
Set the destination type as PET or OEM.
time <seconds>
Set ack timeout or unack retry interval.
retry <number>
Set the number of alert retries.
stats get [<channel>]
Retrieve information about the IP connections on the specified channel. The default will retrieve statistics on the first
found LAN channel.
stats clear [<channel>]
Clear all IP/UDP/RMCP Statistics to 0 on the specified channel. The default will clear statistics on the first found LAN
channel.
pef
info
This command will query the BMC and print information about the PEF supported features.
status
This command prints the current PEF status (the last SEL entry processed by the BMC, etc).
policy
This command lists the PEF policy table entries. Each policy entry describes an alert destination. A policy set is a col-
lection of table entries. PEF alert actions reference policy sets.
list
This command lists the PEF table entries. Each PEF entry relates a sensor event to an action. When PEF is active, each
platform event causes the BMC to scan this table for entries matching the event, and possible actions to be taken. Actions
are performed in priority order (higher criticality first).
picmg <properties>
Run a PICMG/ATA extended command. Get PICMG properties may be used to obtain and print Extension major version information, PICMG
identifier, FRU Device ID and Max FRU Device ID.
addrinfo
Get address information. This command may return information on the Hardware address, IPMB-0 Address, FRU ID, Site/Entity
ID, and Site/Entity Type.
frucontrol <fru id> <options>
Set various control options:
0x00 - Cold Reset
0x01 - Warm Reset
0x02 - Graceful Reboot
0x03 - Issue Diagnostic Interrupt
0x04 - Quiesce [AMC only]
0x05-0xFF - Cold Reset
activate <fru id>
Activate the specified FRU.
deactivate <fru id>
Deactivate the specified FRU.
policy get <fru id>
Get FRU activation policy.
policy set <fru id> <lockmask> <lock>
Set FRU activation policy. lockmask is 1 or 0 to indicate action on the deactivation or activation locked bit respectively.
lock is 1 or 0 to set/clear locked bit.
portstate set|getall|getgranted|getdenied <parameters>
Get or set various port states. See usage for parameter details.
power <chassis power command>
Alias for the "chassis power" commands. See the "chassis power" commands for usage information.
raw <netfn> <cmd> [<data>]
This will allow you to execute raw IPMI commands. For example to query the POH counter with a raw command:
ipmitool -v -I bmc raw 0x0 0xf
RAW REQ (netfn=0x0 cmd=0xf data_len=0)
RAW RSP (5 bytes)
3c 72 0c 00 00
sdr
info
This command will query the BMC for Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository information.
type [list|<sensor type>]
Displays sensor data records only for the sensor type (e.g. `temperature', `voltage', etc.) chosen. A list of all supported
sensor types may be displayed if the `list' keyword is used instead of a sensor type. Note that the sensor type is not case
sensitive. Also note that there may be a large delay before any information is displayed, because ipmitool does a full scan
of all sensor records and builds a list of just those that meet the type criterion given.
list|elist [all|full|compact|event|mcloc|fru|generic]
This command will read the Sensor Data Records (SDR) and extract sensor information of a given type, then query each sensor
and print its name, reading, and status. The `elist' form of this command prints additional information about each data
record (e.g. threshold type, sensor number, sensor entity).
Valid types are:
all
All SDR records (Sensor and Locator)
full
Full Sensor Record
compact
Compact Sensor Record
event
Event-Only Sensor Record
mcloc
Management Controller Locator Record
fru
FRU Locator Record
generic
Generic SDR records
entity <id>[.<instance>]
Displays all sensors associated with an entity. Get a list of valid entity ids on the target system by issuing the `sdr
list' command with the verbose option (`-v'). A list of all entity ids can be found in the IPMI specifications.
dump <file>
Dumps raw SDR data to a file. This file may also be used as the sdr cache, supplied to ipmitool with the `-S' option, dra-
matically speeding up the `sdr' and `sel elist' commands.
fill sensors
Create the SDR Repository for the current configuration. Will perform a 'Clear SDR Repository' command so be careful.
fill file <filename>
Fill the SDR Repository using records stored in a binary data file. Will perform a 'Clear SDR Repository' command so be care-
ful.
sel
NOTE: System Event Log (SEL) entry-times are displayed as `Pre-Init Time-stamp' if the SEL clock needs to be set. Ensure that the
SEL clock is accurate by invoking the `sel time get' and `sel time set <time string>' commands.
info
This command will query the BMC for information about the System Event Log (SEL) and its contents.
clear
This command will clear the contents of the SEL. It cannot be undone so be careful.
list|elist
When this command is invoked without arguments, the entire contents of the SEL are displayed. In addition to the information
displayed by the `list' command, the `elist' command will cross-reference SEL records with SDR records to produce descriptive
event output.
<count> | first <count>
Displays the first count (least-recent) entries in the SEL. If count is zero, all entries are displayed.
last <count>
Displays the last count (most-recent) entries in the SEL. If count is zero, all entries are displayed.
delete <SEL Record ID> ... <SEL Record ID>
Delete one or more SEL event records.
add <file>
Read event entries from a file and add them to the SEL. New SEL entries area added onto the SEL after the last record in the
SEL. Record added is of type 2 and is automatically timestamped.
get <SEL Record ID>
Print information on the specified SEL Record entry.
save <file>
Save SEL records to a text file that can be fed back into the `event file' ipmitool command. This can be useful for testing
Event generation by building an appropriate Platform Event Message file based on existing events. Please see the available
help for the 'event file ...' command for a description of the format of this file.
writeraw <file>
Save SEL records to a file in raw, binary format. This file can be fed back to the `sel readraw' ipmitool command for view-
ing.
readraw <file>
Read and display SEL records from a binary file. Such a file can be created using the `sel writeraw' ipmitool command.
time
get
Displays the SEL clock's current time.
set <time string>
Sets the SEL clock. Future SEL entries will use the time set by this command. <time string> is of the form
"MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS". Note that hours are in 24-hour form. It is recommended that the SEL be cleared before setting
the time.
sensor
list
Lists sensors and thresholds in a wide table format.
get <id> ... [id]
Prints information for sensors specified by name.
thresh <id> <threshold> <setting>
This allows you to set a particular sensor threshold value. The sensor is specified by name.
Valid thresholds are:
unr Upper Non-Recoverable
ucr Upper Critical
unc Upper Non-Critical
lnc Lower Non-Critical
lcr Lower Critical
lnr Lower Non-Recoverable
session
info <active | all | id 0xnnnnnnnn | handle 0xnn>
Get information about the specified session(s). You may identify sessions by their id, by their handle number, by their
active status, or by using the keyword `all' to specify all sessions.
sol
info [<channel number>]
Retrieve information about the Serial-Over-LAN configuration on the specified channel. If no channel is given, it will dis-
play SOL configuration data for the currently used channel.
payload <enable | disable> <channel> <userid>
Enable or disable SOL payload for the user on the specified channel.
set <parameter> <value> [channel]
Configure parameters for Serial Over Lan. If no channel is given, it will display SOL configuration data for the currently
used channel. Configuration parameter updates are automatically guarded with the updates to the set-in-progress parameter.
Valid parameters and values are:
set-in-progress
set-complete set-in-progress commit-write
enabled
true false
force-encryption
true false
force-authentication
true false
privilege-level
user operator admin oem
character-accumulate-level
Decimal number given in 5-millisecond increments
character-send-threshold
Decimal number
retry-count
Decimal number. 0 indicates no retries after packet is transmitted.
retry-interval
Decimal number in 10 millisend increments. 0 indicates that retries should be sent back to back.
non-volatile-bit-rate
serial, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2. Setting this value to serial indicates that the BMC should use the setting used by
the IPMI over serial channel.
volatile-bit-rate
serial, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2. Setting this value to serial indiates that the BMC should use the setting used by
the IPMI over serial channel.
activate [usesolkeepalive | nokeepalive]
Causes ipmitool to enter Serial Over LAN mode, and is only available when using the lanplus interface. An RMCP+ connection
is made to the BMC, the terminal is set to raw mode, and user input is sent to the serial console on the remote server. On
exit,the the SOL payload mode is deactivated and the terminal is reset to its original settings.
Special escape sequences are provided to control the SOL session:
~. Terminate connection
~^Z Suspend ipmitool
~^X Suspend ipmitool, but don't restore tty on restart
~B Send break
~~ Send the escape character by typing it twice
~? Print the supported escape sequences
Note that escapes are only recognized immediately after newline.
deactivate
Deactivates Serial Over LAN mode on the BMC. Exiting Serial Over LAN mode should automatically cause this command to be sent
to the BMC, but in the case of an unintentional exit from SOL mode, this command may be necessary to reset the state of the
BMC.
spd <i2cbus> <i2caddr> [<channel>] [<maxread>]
This command may be used to read SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data using the I2C Master Write-Read IPMI command.
sunoem
Sun OEM-specific IPMI commands. Support for these commands depends heavily on the Sun platform targeted. Please consult your Sun
Hardware Reference Guide for information on Sun OEM-specific IPMI functionality to determine if the following commands are supported
on your desired platform.
fan speed <0-100>
Sets the system fan speed (in units of PWM duty cycle)
sshkey
Administer SSH keys for service processor users.
set <userid> <id_rsa.pub>
Sets the SSH key for the given userid to the key found in the given file. (A list of users may be obtained with the
'user list' command).
del <userid>
Delete the SSH key for the given userid.
led
Manipulate the settings for LEDs found via the `sdr elist generic' command. Once the sensor ID of the LED is found (the
`elist' command displayed the sensor ID), it may be used in the following subcommands. When an LED type is required, it can
be one of the following values: `OK2RM' (OK to Remove), `SERVICE' (Service Required), `ACT' (Activity), or `LOCATE' (Locate).
When an LED mode is required, it can be one of the following values: `OFF' (Off), `ON' (Steady On), `STANDBY' (100ms ON,
2900ms OFF blink rate), `SLOW' (1HZ blink rate), or `FAST' (4HZ blink rate).
get <sensorid> [<ledtype>]
Read the status of the LED with the given <sensorid>. If <sensorid> is the special keyword `all', then the status of
all LEDs will be displayed. The optional parameter, <ledtype>, further restricts the output to LEDs of the given
type.
set <sensorid> <ledmode> [<ledtype>]
Sets the mode of the LED with the given <sensorid> (and optionally the given type <ledtype>) to the given <ledmode>.
If <sensorid> is the special keyword `all', then the status of all LEDs will be set (optionally qualified by the given
type <ledtype>).
user
summary
Displays a summary of userid information, including maximum number of userids, the number of enabled users, and the number of
fixed names defined.
list
Displays a list of user information for all defined userids.
set
name <userid> <username>
Sets the username associated with the given userid.
password <userid> [<password>]
Sets the password for the given userid. If no password is given, the password is cleared (set to the NULL password).
Be careful when removing passwords from administrator-level accounts.
disable <userid>
Disables access to the BMC by the given userid.
enable <userid>
Enables access to the BMC by the given userid.
priv <userid> <privilege level> [<channel>]
Set user privilege level on the specified channel. If the channel is not specified, the current channel will be used.
test <userid> <16|20> [<password>]
Determine whether a password has been stored as 16 or 20 bytes.
NOTE: Sun systems, such as the v20z and v40z, maintain the LAN interface on channel 1. To determine on which channel the LAN interface is
located, issue the `channel info channel' command.
BMC INTERFACE
The ipmitool bmc interface utilizes the bmc device driver.
In order to force ipmitool to make use of the device interface you can specify it on the command line:
ipmitool -I bmc <command>
LAN INTERFACE
The ipmitool lan interface communicates with a remote BMC over an Ethernet LAN connection using UDP over IPv4. UDP datagrams are formatted
to contain IPMI request/response messages with IPMI session headers and RMCP headers.
IPMI-over-LAN uses version 1 of the Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP) to support pre-OS and OS-absent management. RMCP is a
request-response protocol delivered using UDP datagrams to port 623.
The LAN interface is an authenticated multi-session connection; messages delivered to the BMC can (and should) be authenticate with a
challenge/response protocol with either straight password/key or MD5 message-digest. ipmitool will attempt to connect with
administrator privilege level as this is required to perform chassis power functions.
You can tell ipmitool to use the lan interface with the -I option:
ipmitool -I lan -H <hostname> [-f password_file] <command>
A hostname must be given on the command line in order to use the lan interface with 'ipmitool'. The password_file is optional but, if
present, should contain the password to be used for authentication. If no password is given, ipmitool will attempt to connect without
authentication.
If password_file is present and non-empty ipmitool will attempt to authenticate with an MD5 message-digest if MD5 is supported by the BMC.
If MD5 is not supported by the BMC, straight password/key authentication will be attempted.
LANPLUS INTERFACE
Like the lan interface, the lanplus interface communicates with the BMC over an Ethernet LAN connection using UDP over IPv4. The differ-
ence is that the lanplus interface uses the RMCP+ protocol as described in the IPMI v2.0 specification. RMCP+ allows for improved authen-
tication and data integrity checks, as well as encryption and the ability to carry multiple types of payloads. Generic Serial-over-LAN
support requires RMCP+, so the ipmitool sol activate command requires the use of the lanplus interface.
Establishing a RMCP+ session uses RAKP (Remote Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol), which enables the negotiation of many options. ipmi-
tool does not yet allow the user to specify values for all the options, defaulting to the most obvious settings for those settings marked
as required in the v2.0 specification. Authentication and integrity HMACs use the SHA-1 algorithm, and encryption is performed with AES,
in CBC mode, at 128-bits of strength. Role-level logins are not supported. ipmitool must be configured with the appropriate option for the
lanplus interface to be available, as it is not enabled by default. This interface currently requires the OpenSSL library.
You can tell ipmitool to use the lanplus interface with the -I option:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <hostname> [-U username] [-f password_file] <expression>
The options available for the lanplus interface are identical to those available for
the lan interface.
EXIT STATUS
Upon successful completion, ipmitool returns 0. On failure, 1 is returned.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 : Listing remote sensors:
> ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile sdr list
Baseboard 1.25V | 1.24 Volts | ok
Baseboard 2.5V | 2.49 Volts | ok
Baseboard 3.3V | 3.32 Volts | ok
Example 2: Displaying status of a remote sensor:
> ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile sensor get "Baseboard 1.25V"
Locating sensor record...
Sensor ID : Baseboard 1.25V(0x10)
Sensor Type (Analog) : Voltage
Sensor Reading : 1.245 (+/- 0.039) Volts
Status : ok
Lower Non-Recoverable : na
Lower Critical : 1.078
Lower Non-Critical : 1.107
Upper Non-Critical : 1.382
Upper Critical : 1.431
Upper Non-Recoverable : na
Example 3: Displaying the power status of a remote chassis:
> ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile chassis power status
Chassis Power is on
Example 4: Controlling the power on a remote chassis:
> ipmitool -I lan -H 1.2.3.4 -f passfile chassis power on
Chassis Power Control: Up/On
FILES
/platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/bmc
32-bit ELF kernel module for the bmc driver.
/platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/amd64/bmc
64-bit ELF kernel module for the bmc driver.
/dev/bmc
Character device node used to communicate with the bmc driver.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Availability | SUNWipmi |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Volatile |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
attributes(5)
IPMI Specifications
http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm
NOTES
IPMI V1.5 and, at the time of writing, IPMI V2.X only support IPv4. There is no requirement for a BMC to use the same IP address as its
host system. In an IPv6 environment the host system can have an IPv6 address and 'ipmitool' can be used to assign an IPv4 address to the
BMC.
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