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Does anyone know better way to scan for IPMI devices?

Iam using a simple nmap scan on IPMI/BMC port 623/tcp. Is this enough or Is there anything more I need to be aware using nmap? nmap -p 623 IP-IPEND
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System reset BMC of a DSC6005 / C6105

I have a Dell DSC6005/C6105 server (it says DSC6005 in the firmware, but according to the internet it's actually called C6105). EDIT: The DCS6005 is an unofficial OEM that uses the same chassis as the C6100. One of the nodes had trouble with its…
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How is Intel's Remote Management Module (RMM4) different from Supermicro's IPMI/BMC?

I am new to IPMI BMC (always used KVM) and I would like to understand what are the differences between Intel's implementation on IPMI BMC using its RMM4 module and that of Supermicro? I've read though the documentation and appears pretty standard.…
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Does an Intel server with RMM4 (IPMI BMC) need two IP addresses/cables?

I am managing a co-located server which has been rebooted and has not turned back on. It is in a data center and difficult to access, as such I am looking at Intel's RMM4 (compatible with the server board) as a solution. Do I have to run two cables…
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How does BMC know when Host initiates shutdown from its OS?

I was reading about Intel Server Management and have this question. Through BMC web one can initiate a graceful shutdown to the Host OS, this is fine. But how does it work when OS initiates a poweroff/shutdown and BMC has to know it ? Does BMC have…
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Unable to login to IPMI of Supermicro X9DRW-iF after f/w upgrade

I have a box with SuperMicro X9DRW-iF mainboard. It has built-in BMC module, which provides IPMI interface and web-GUI for it. After upgrading BMC firmware from R 2.35 to R 2.59 under web-GUI ("Network" and "IPMI" options was checked in "BMC…
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Asus ASMB4 KVM - How to restart from bash command line?

I have a remote server that hasnt been access in a while and it seems the KVM web interface is not working. I can SSH in and get a prompt but I dont have any idea how to either: -reboot the KVM only (I dont want and cant restart the machine) or…
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Getting IPMI SMB (I2C SMBus SSIF) to work on kernel 3.2

I've got one old server into my hands, and I'm trying to get IPMI to work. Server board is SE7520JR2 (SE7520JR22S, SE7520JR22.86B.P.08.10.0081.051820051126) $ dmidecode -t 38 # dmidecode 2.11 SMBIOS 2.3 present. Handle 0x0038, DMI type 38, 18…
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Supermicro Smash power management commands don't work

SMASH power management commands don't work for me. For example, I've tried the following in attempt to power on the chassis: start /system1/pwrmgtsvc1 It says "start..done." but the server chassis is not powered on. Same thing when I tried it for…
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Supermicro ipmi dcmi privileges

Recently we tried to monitor supermicro's servers power consumption. And got this error: ipmitool -I lanplus -U readonly_user -H ip_address -P password dcmi power reading -L user DCMI request failed because: Insufficient privilege level (d4) If we…
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Virtual CD is not connecting in IPMI JViewer

I am not able to mount the ISO image in the IPMI Remote JViewer. Earlier I mounted the CD and installed the OS and did some installations also. Now I am not able to mount. It's not connecting. When I check the /media folder, already there are cdrom…
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Can I use AlUpdate instead of lUpdate for ipmi update on supermicro servers?

I have several different SuperMicro servers and I want to create an internal repository with firmwares and create a package with updating utility. In the ipmi firmware archives that I downloaded from supermicro web site, they include update utility…
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Intel BMC inaccessible during rebooting

Is it common that the bmc becomes inaccessible (unable to ping, access from WebUI) when during reboot (sudo reboot)? It's an Intel Server Board S7200AP.
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Virtual machines networking not working

My BMC had virtualization disabled when I installed RHEL6.9. Does that mean the OS installation has dropped all the virtualization packages like libguestfs, etc? if so then what is the best solution to get them?: enable Virtualization in bios and…
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How does one get the system UUID from a server's BMC?

I need the uuid of some systems for ipxe booting purposes.. The problem is that these systems are powered off with no OS on them. I could power them on, but it would do me little good since they have no OS installed. I know that the uuid of a…
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