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A command-line interface for devices with IPMI enabled.

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"HDD Status" in ipmitool sensor output

I have a Supermicro "SuperServer 1028U-TR4+" box (motherboard: X10DRU-i+). I use command ipmitool -H -U -P sensor and get this output: ... Chassis Intru | 0x0 | discrete | 0x0000| na | na | na | na | na |…
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ipmitool sensor: does not detect backup power supply

Why doesn't ipmitool detect my second power supply? I have 2 powersupplies plugged into my machine, but calling ipmitool sensor only shows PS1: :~$ sudo ipmitool sensor |grep PS PS1 Status | 0x1 | discrete | 0x0b00| na | na …
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Unable to reset IPMI cipher using ipmitool: "Parameter Data does not match" – why?

In attempting to make some Dell server BMC's more secure, I followed the recommendations given elsewhere and disabled cipher 0, using the following command (ipmitool running on the host OS, which is CentOS 6.5 – I'm root while doing this, of…
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IPMI: What is "Planar" temperature?

I'm digging through the output of ipmitool sdr list on a Dell PE R710 - and I see there's a sensor reading named "Planar Temp" - which reads higher than the ambient temperature but lower than the CPU temps. Both entities for "Ambient" and "Planar"…
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DHCPDISCOVER requests from an off-by-one MAC address

In a Linux DHCP server I'm getting a bunch of these log lines: dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:30:48:fe:5c:9c via eth1: network 192.168.2.0/24: no free leases I don't have any machines with 00:30:48:fe:5c:9c and I don't intend to give out an IP to…
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ipmptool get the Board Serial using raw command

I would like to use ipmitool to get the Board Serial Number, currently I can use $ sudo ipmitool fru to query the information as below: $ sudo ipmitool fru FRU Device Description : Builtin FRU Device (ID 0) Chassis Type : Main Server…
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ipmitool: "Insufficient privilege level" for administrator

I'm trying to add the second administrator to IPMI: $ ipmitool -I lanplus -H $ip -U ADMIN -P $passw user list ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit 2 ADMIN false false true ADMINISTRATOR 6 …
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IPMI: SOL Hangning

I have IPMI configured on a Ubuntu server. Currently, the power status is on, but I cannot access this remote appliance. ipmitool -Ilan -H IP -UADMIN -P'password' chassis power status Chassis Power is on Pinging the IP from another remote…
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The ipmitool conundrum

We have been trying to migrate to a better password management system on our server. The problem was that all this days we were using a proprietary algorithm to create a hash (a decryptable hash). In keeping with advances in Linux, we have decided…
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HP ProLiant DL360 G7 Server reconfigure iLO using ipmitool

I am struggling with an HP machine that has an iLO card that for some reason has gone off the radar. I can ping the card, but that's pretty much everything I can do with it. The host is running a trimmed down version of RHEL5.8, so I can't install…
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Serial-Over-Lan with Dell R410. Invalid data field in request

It's a R410 with the latest BMC firmware. I can connect it from a MacBook. $ ipmitool -v -I lanplus -H 192.168.1.23 -U root user list Password: ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit 2 root true true …
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Password setting for IPMI in Linux

I am trying to configure IPMI in my HP ProLiant Servers. Configuration looks successful , but somewhat confused with the 'Administrator' user account . Following are some information on IPMI in one of my server: # ipmitool user list 2 ID Name …
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Best way to execute a command after Linux system halt

Problem: The SSDs in our servers require a power cycle (i.e. off/on, not reset/warm reboot) after a firmware update. Thoughts: Using 'ipmitool chassis power cycle' I can cycle the server's power. However this would cut the power while the system is…
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OS Install Using IPMI Tool

I am working on a script which would allow me to reload the OS on my machine without having to use the IPMI, attach media, hit the DEL key, boot to media, etc. I know once I get media attached using IPMI, I can use IPMITool and run the following…
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Getting LCD message through IPMI form Dell Server (Poweredge R710)

I'm exploring the IPMI interface (using ipmitool on ubuntu 11.10, remotely over LAN) and can perform various operations however, I can't view the status message displayed on the LCD. ipmitool supports delloem lcd subcommands. These subcommands…
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