Questions tagged [ipmitool]
A command-line interface for devices with IPMI enabled.
91
questions
0
votes
0
answers
113
views
What do the "Unknown" hex error codes in my SEL logs indicate?
I dumped the SEL logs from my entire fleet and I have a bunch of occurrences where the SEL entries do not provide any info. So far I've had these entries show up numerous times:
Unknown #0xff | | ...
0
votes
0
answers
38
views
IPMI sensors that have the same name, how to access them individually
How can an IPMI "sensor" be directly addressed when the sensor "name" is used more than once by IPMI.
In many normal cases, if IPMI is responding with a list of sensors like :
:~$ ...
0
votes
1
answer
240
views
ipmitool error - how to fix?
ipmitool previously worked on this system, but since a reboot it gives this error.
what does the error mean?
why did the reboot break it?
root@zebra:~# ipmitool power status
Could not open device at /...
1
vote
1
answer
444
views
IPMI graceful shutdown before `power cycle` when executing with ipmitool?
I have many servers that sometimes require the entire server to be cold started due to certain changes.
We have many servers so this all is automated.
Right now, if the process requires a cold start, ...
0
votes
0
answers
230
views
KVM access via ipmitool
Is there a way to provide to a new user "KVM access" using ipmitool or sol? There is a checkbox in User Management settings and I can check it manually, but I have a few hundreds of servers (...
1
vote
1
answer
272
views
Configuring SuperMicro IPMI to use syslog via SMCIPMITool?
Is there a way to use the IPMITool (I'm running version 2.26.0) to remotely configure the syslog settings of an IPMI interface?
I have a few dozen new systems and would prefer to not do this manually.
1
vote
1
answer
238
views
"ipmitool chassis bootdev" command fails with command disabled
On a Lenovo System x3550 M5, running ipmitool chassis bootdev command fails with
Set Chassis Boot Parameter 4 failed: Cannot execute command, command disabled
eg:
% ipmitool chassis bootdev pxe ...
2
votes
0
answers
396
views
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 ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
IPMI password works for SSH but not HTTP
What I want to do
I want to log in to IPMI through the web interface. The motherboard is from Supermicro and the product name is X11DPG-QT. I am able to access the login webpage, but I get the error ...
0
votes
2
answers
568
views
Disabling local host ipmitool access
On servers from most/many vendors, I am able to see potentially sensitive information using commands like:
ipmitool user list 1
or
ipmitool lan print 1
Or set new administrator users, all of which ...
0
votes
1
answer
127
views
location of ipmitool info?
Does anyone know how to get this exact information through the command line/ipmitool vice this page.
Can't seem to locate it... I'm even trying to scrape the page (but that is a whole struggle of a ...
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Cannot access IPMI anymore. Both IPMIView and ipmitool show "Insufficient privilege level"
I got a Supermicro 5019TR-GF server recently.
At first I can connect to the IPMI via IPMIView or ipmitool to control the server, but today I cannot connect to the server anymore. The ipmitool show:
...
1
vote
1
answer
410
views
Command works from bash prompt; does not work from within shell script
I'm trying to use IPMITOOL to query a bunch of OOB NICs to get their MAC addresses.
When I run:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H 1.2.3.4 -U USER -P PASS lan print
I get:
MAC Address : aa:bb:cc:dd:...
0
votes
1
answer
682
views
SOLVED: Configuring Tyan IPMI to use the shared LAN interface
I am using Debian 10.9 over a Tyan Thunder SX TN70EB7106 server. To use IPMI I installed the tools:
apt install freeipmi-tools ipmitool
Configured the network
# ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
# ...
2
votes
0
answers
3k
views
Remote restart server by ipmitool
I can't restart remote server with ipmi.
I use ipmitool -U user -P password -H ip -I lan chassis cycle, also I tried power reset e.t.c, but ipmitools answers Get HPM.x Capabilities request failed, ...
2
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Fujitsu IPMI fan speed control
My goal is to reduce the noise and save a little bit of power of my Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S6.
I am using Proxmox as my OS and already installed "ipmitool" which works great for reading ...
2
votes
0
answers
167
views
What is the time limit for IPMI soft reboot timeout to revert to hard reboot?
Using frucontrol you can specify a soft reboot ipmi request with the command
ipmitool picmg frucontrol 0 2
Where the "2" at the end indicates a reboot, as opposed to a "0" which ...
1
vote
2
answers
757
views
how to manage quanta D51B-1u fans using ipmitool?
Going by the PDF here: http://www.staroceans.org/e-book/S2B%20IPMI%20Commands.pdf, which is for the SBR firmware found on the D51B-1u quanta Quantagrid 1u server, it seems you should be able to adust ...
-2
votes
1
answer
158
views
need to install open ipmi on a remote HP DL20 server
I have an ubuntu(18.04.2 LTS) image running on a HP DL20, This server has a dedicated iLO, but i fear some settings are wrong as i cant reach the iLO. I would like to install open ipmi on the server ...
2
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Detect Supermicro DIMM (memory) errors as reported during POST without rebooting
One of our Supermicro servers reports an error like this during POST:
Failing DIMM: DIMM location (Correctable memory component found)
DIMMB2
I can also see this in the Health Event Log in ...
0
votes
0
answers
212
views
Is there a way to find CPU power use specifically?
I have a few nodes running CentOS 7.6. With DCMI and ipmitool, I can obtain the power use of the entire node. Is there any way to determine how much power is being used by a CPU alone, preferably ...
0
votes
1
answer
273
views
Error "Invalid Session Handle or Empty Buffer" on resetting watchdog using ipmiutil.exe
I'm using ipmiutil.exe to reset the IPMI watchdog on my 64-bit Supermicro server (X11SBA-F) running Windows 10 Enterprise IOT, but it's not working returning the following error:
ipmiutil wdt -r
...
2
votes
0
answers
1k
views
Setting Asset Tag (Overriding board_asset_tag)
I am trying to set Asset Tag for DELL server(From Machine1 to Machine2). I have tried the following options
ipmitool dcmi set_asset_tag Machine2
This doesnt seem to set the asset tag. When i try to ...
5
votes
2
answers
1k
views
ipmitool and freeipmi don't see the same sensors
i have many servers from different manufacturers and have a already working script for hardware health monitoring using freeipmi on Redhat 7.6.
Now i have a new HP ProLiant DL560 Gen10 machine where ...
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How to reset the other SuperMicro Server IPMI password?
I know the ipmitool can reset the own server's ipmi password. but how can I reset the other server's ipmi password when I in my server?
I mean, I have a IPMI controller which can access the other ...
0
votes
1
answer
330
views
How to add timeout between power off and power on as part of power cycle?
Is there a linux command or a way to cause a power cycle a system with a timeout/delay in between the power off and power on? Thanks.
1
vote
1
answer
4k
views
What is the ipmitool "Auth Type"?
What's the meaning of Auth Type Support: NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD and Auth Type Enable : Callback : MD2 MD5 PASSWORD?
When I use lan print 1 in my server, ipmitool shows the following output:
[root@...
0
votes
0
answers
1k
views
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 ...
-1
votes
2
answers
792
views
How to disable port 80 on IPMI console for a rhel server? [closed]
I have a requirement to disable http port for the IPMI console for a rhel server. Where should I start?
0
votes
0
answers
633
views
ipmitool getsysinfo command failed
I'm trying to get the delloem_url property of a Dell PowerEdge R410 server with ipmitool, but it fails with message:
getsysinfo command failed: Requested sensor, data, or record not found
I recently ...
1
vote
0
answers
7k
views
IPMITool complains that /dev/ipmi0 doesn't exist, when it does
On my Ubuntu 16.04 server (Asrock E3C224D2I), I can't run ipmitool. It complains that it Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory.
Output of ls /...
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
HP BL460c Gen8 Product name change
After replacing the system board in a HP BL460c Gen8 Server blade,the Product name had changed from "Proliant BL460c Gen8" to "StoreEasy3830 Gtwy Blade". This is some thing that you can not change in ...
0
votes
2
answers
8k
views
Resetting password for admin using the management port remotly
I have an HP ProLiant, DL160 G6. I have no OS installed on this server yet, no monitor attached to it. I can only connect to it via IPMI protocol, using the web or ssh, with user Operator, which is ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Using IPMItool to set system shutdown on upper critical temperature
x-post with Stack Overflow (which I'm now beginning to think was a mistake)
I've been digging quite a bit into IPMItool commands and have yet to find a comprehensive list of raw hex commands. We have ...
-1
votes
1
answer
515
views
What are the advatages of IPMI when matched against regular SSH? [closed]
How does IPMI differ from regular user-to-host SSH? From what I know, SSH is simply access to the terminal of the head node and IPMI is linked to the actual hardware of the head node, but that is the ...
0
votes
2
answers
855
views
Read product name with ipmiutil raw command
I would like to read Product name with IPMI raw command. I could use "fru" like this:
c:\Testing\ipmiutil>ipmiutil.exe fru -b -N <address> -U root -P root
ipmiutil ver 3.01
ifru: version 3....
3
votes
1
answer
19k
views
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 ...
4
votes
1
answer
11k
views
ipmitool: how to deal with frozen SOL session
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 ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Dell PowerEdge 1950 Gen II - BCM Fan Speed Issue
Please see Update 1 hereunder for an update
I would like to lower the fan speed of what I consider an optimized in terms of efficiency Dell PowerEdge 1950 Gen II having two quad core Xeon E5335 cpus ...
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
Retrieving blade/chassis (HP C7k) information from within the host through IPMI
On an HP C7000 blade enclosure with standard DL385's with up to date ILO2 (2.29); local (and remote) IPMI works splendidly for getting the usual temperatures, mac addresses, access to the console; ...
5
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Disabling LAN access to IPMI via ipmitool
I want to be able to switch LAN access to IPMI on and off on my machine (e.g. using a script and ipmitool).
I've successfully configured static IP, netmask, password, and other settings using ...
3
votes
2
answers
14k
views
ipmitool: "Insufficient privilege level" for administrator
I'm trying to add the second administrator to IPMI:
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H $ip -U ADMIN -P $passw user list
ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit
2 ADMIN ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
ipmitool change bios product id on hp dl160 gen8
I got quite a few HP DL160 Gen8's that I need to change the product ID for since they've received new system boards due to a manufacturing fault and we're trying to keep track of which boards went ...
4
votes
2
answers
19k
views
"HDD Status" in ipmitool sensor output
I have a Supermicro "SuperServer 1028U-TR4+" box (motherboard: X10DRU-i+).
I use command
ipmitool -H <ipmi_ip> -U <ipmi_user> -P <ipmi_password> sensor
and get this output:
...
...
1
vote
1
answer
602
views
FreeIPMI (ipmi-sensors) not displaying PROC/MEM sensors from HP servers
I am trying to monitor our physical hardware using FreeIPMI, specifically I want to be alerted on processor, memory, power supply, and disk failures for our IBM, DELL, and HP servers. Running ipmi-...
4
votes
3
answers
2k
views
ipmitool sensor: does not detect backup power supply
Why doesn't ipmitool detect my second power supply?
I have 2 powersupplies plugged into my machine, but calling ipmitool sensor only shows PS1:
:~$ sudo ipmitool sensor |grep PS
PS1 Status | ...
3
votes
0
answers
2k
views
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 ...
7
votes
1
answer
18k
views
Supermicro BMC watchdog-caused reboots
I've recently acquired a SuperMicro X10SLL-F motherboard, which has a built-in BMC (Aspeed AST2400 chip). I want to use built-in watchdog controller when running linux on server (gentoo hardened).
I ...
1
vote
0
answers
145
views
ipmitool not functioning the same after upgrade to 14.04
I currently have a se7501br2 motherboard that functions in a server running ubuntu 14.04. I have recently update to 14.04 from 12.04. Before this upgrade, I was able to use "ipmitool sensor" to get ...
2
votes
1
answer
10k
views
ipmi_si module is missing and can't be found
Looked all over google and stackoverflow; can't find an answer to this "simple" problem.
Background: I have a Supermicro server running centos 6.5 kernal 2.6.32-431.29.2.el6.x86_64. I have been ...