Questions tagged [ipmi]
Intelligent Platform Management Interface is a mechanism to manage and monitor computer hardware from the OS running on that hardware, or remotely over the network. It is implemented by a separate controller on the motherboard, called the Baseband Management Controller which may have a dedicated NIC or use one of the systems existing NICs. This tag should be used for questions related to IPMI hardware and software.
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Isn't Ctrl-Alt-Delete on Linux *really* dangerous?
Is the default Ctrl-Alt-Delete shutdown -r functionality on Linux systems a dangerous feature?
Years ago, when I deployed physical systems with attached keyboards and monitors, I'd sometimes modify ...
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What is the difference between IDRAC, IPMI and ILO?
I sometimes hear my colleagues talking about iDRAC, IPMI and iLO, when restarting a server. It seems that those terms are often misused.
For instance, is there a difference between saying that you ...
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Is it possible to reset the password on a SuperMicro IPMI interface?
Is it possible to reset the password on a SuperMicro IPMI interface? My motherboard is model X8STI-F.
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Configuring SuperMicro IPMI to use one of the LAN interfaces instead of the IPMI port?
The SuperMicro X8SIE-F board has two dedicated LAN interfaces for the operating system (LAN1/2) and one dedicated LAN interface for IPMI.
Is it possible to configure IPMI to use one of the LAN1/2 ...
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How can I manage hundreds of IPMI BMCs?
I have over 200 computers which can provide IPMI services. The servers are manufactured by several different companies (SuperMicro, Dell, etc.), and there are 6-7 BMC models from about 5 different ...
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How does IPMI sideband share the ethernet port with the host?
We have a number of Supermicro machines with IPMI/BMC features. Some of these machines use an onboard BMC, while others use an add-on card.
We are looking into using sideband due to it's reduced ...
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Accessing Supermicro IPMI via SSH
When you deal with Supermicro IPMI/BMC, you could access it via:
HTTP(S) in your browser - seeing web pages with sensors/configs and java applet to run redirection console
IPMI protocol (using ...
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Nested RDP and VMWare and ILO console sessions: keystroke repetition and latency
I'm working on a remote server installation entirely through ILO (but this also applies to IPMI and VMWare console sessions). Due to the software application and environment, my access is restricted ...
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Securing a SuperMicro IPMI BMC
I've recently acquired a SuperMicro X8DTU-F motherboard, which has a built-in BMC, which basically runs the IPMI system. It turns out to be a small Linux system running on an ARM processor.
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What's the difference between IPMI cycle and reset?
What's the difference between restarting a machine using the ipmitool subcommands chassis power cycle versus chassis power reset?
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How to find out the exact IPMI unit you have for firmware upgrade?
I have a Supermicro IPMI and I read you can use dmidecode to determine which one it is.
But all I get for the info is:
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: ...
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Support for virtual IPMI in a VM?
This might be a silly question, but... Is there any hypervisor or other virtualization solution which supports a "virtual IPMI" for virtual machines? I.e. would allow access to something that looks ...
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ipmi - can't ping or remotely connect
I've tried configuring the IPMI controller to accept remote connections, but I can't even ping it.
Here is its status:
#/usr/local/bin/ipmitool lan print 2
Set in Progress : Set Complete
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Using Supermicro IPMI behind a Proxy?
This is a SuperMicro server with a X8DT3 motherboard which contains an On-board IPMI BMC. In this case, the BMC is a Winbond WPCM450). I believe many Dell servers use this a similar BMC model.
A ...
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Does Supermicro IPMI require OnBoard video to be enabled?
Title pretty much says it all.
I am using a supermicro board with integrated IPMI support. When I connect remotely I can take control of the mouse and keyboard but the video is totally black (no ...
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Supermicro IPMI and Windows Share
I am trying to do a Windows Share for a Supermicro IPMI. I go to "Virtual Media" and then "CD-ROM image". I need to enter:
Share to host:
Path to Image:
User:
Password:
I know to enter my Windows ...
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How can I find out if my server has IPMI of some sort?
I've never seen a Linux server I admin. How can I find out if it has IPMI of some sort installed?
I tried answering my own question by installing ipmitool:
Setting up ipmitool (1.8.9-2) ...
Starting ...
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Supermicro IPMIView KVM Console does not work at all
I can't get the Supermicro IPMIView version 2.* (any of them) to launch the KVM Console either in the IPMIView windows program nor any browser. Java, is installed (version 8, update 131) and I'm ...
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How to check if my Supermicro IPMI is compromised with plaintext admin password over the web?
I've some Supermicro servers with IPMI running, and as described in this blog (http://blog.cari.net/carisirt-yet-another-bmc-vulnerability-and-some-added-extras) there's a critical vulnerability to ...
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Changing network boot order (pxe) using ipmitool
Using ipmitool, I am trying to change the boot order to pxe boot first and from a particular interface.
As far as I am aware, ipmitool tool provides option to change the boot device but not ...
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How to utilize IPMI on Windows?
My organization is primarily a Dell shop running Windows. Most are recent models that support IPMI 2.0. (Dell 1950, for example).
At a minimum I'd like to use IPMI to perform remote chassis power on/...
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How to know which BMCs are supported by OpenBMC (open source BMC)?
Any idea how to get list of supported BMCs for OpenBMC https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc ?
For example I have a motherboard (X8SIL-F) with Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC.
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How can I tell which interface my Supemicro IPMI is piggybacking on?
I've used IPMI before, but only on servers where the IPMI interface had a dedicated ethernet port. I've got an Ubuntu 10.04 server with two ethernet cards, which is supposed to have an IPMI interface ...
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With the Supermicro Embedded BMC, is it possible to connect to Serial Over Lan via SSH?
I have several dozen Supermicro servers which use the Supermicro Embedded BMC. The documentation on that page suggests that I can access the Serial Over LAN (Serial Console) over SSH:
SMASH ...
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Supermicro IPMI KVM: connection failed
I have several Supermicro servers, and I can't connect to any of their KVM's through IPMI anymore; I keep getting 'connection failed'. I first noticed it with one, but trying others resulted in the ...
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Supermicro IPMI unable to access through shared port
I have several supermicro servers (X8DTU-F, X7SPA-HF). I am using IPMI configuration with shared ethernet port (X7SPA-HF doesn't have dedicated port though). IPMI over ethernet is working perfectly. ...
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how to install OS remotly using Supermicro IPMI?
I have detected server that I can access using supermicro IPMI. I need to reinstall the OS (linux centos 5) because the current OS cannot boot (kernel panic problems). how can I do that?
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Are there any generic KVM over IP cards/chips for motherboards without any such capability?
I have a remote server that doesn't have any IP KVM capabilities, meaning I can't remotely power cycle it or access the BIOS. I saw that ASUS offers something for their motherboards here:
http://www....
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Dedicated servers - how to protect ipmi
When providing dedicated services, what is your best practise to protect IPMI either from public network or through kernel module.
Firstly, I want to be sure that if someone scans my networks and he ...
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Change Boot Order Remotely
Using Windows Share, I was able to connect media in order to do an OS reload using IPMI.
However, I also need to change the boot order of the server. My issue is that I cannot seem to get to the ...
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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 ...
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Linux: Print all messages to primary console *and* secondary console (monitor/KVM)?
I run Linux (Red Hat-based, CentOS, SL, versions 5 & 6) on a variety of Supermicro and other whitebox servers. Some have IPMI, some do not.
Some of these systems are attached to a Keyboard/...
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Which STONITH hardware for power fencing?
I'd like to setup a two node high availability cluster using corosync/pacemaker/drbd. For that, of course, I need fencing. As far as I understand, all IPMI/iLO/... solutions do the job, but only as ...
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How can I pass kernel arguments via PXE to an Ubuntu-like OS installer ISO?
I'm in a tough situation in which I need to perform a remote installation of a QuantaStor (Ubuntu-based - hiss) appliance onto hardware with limited out-of-band access functionality.
The target ...
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How to disable ipmi over lan using ipmitool
I would like to know if it is possible to disable ipmi over lan via ipmitool.
Setting the IP to 0.0.0.0 as stated here http://support.unitrends.com/ikm/questions.php?questionid=642 did not do what I ...
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Force Dell iDracs and BMC's to use lanplus instead of lan interface
Is there a way to force my Dell BMCs and iDrac cards to only use the lanplus interface and not use the insecure "lan" interface. I understand that there are some "firewall" features in the IPMI spec. ...
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How to control fans on a NEC server under Linux? With IPMI or BMC?
I have an old NEC Express5800/T120d server.
It was operating under Windows at reasonable fan speed.
I now want to use it at home with Debian, but the fans are always at full speed.
The power supply ...
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Is there a command to renew dhcp lease for ipmi?
I have updated config of my dhcp server, so that server should get a new ipmi address. But the server stay at its old address for some time. If I do not want to wait, I want to go to the server and ...
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How to run IPMI consoles now that NPAPI plugins are no longer supported?
I have a Tyan S5533 motherboard which serves as my NAS drive. It has a dedicated IPMI NIC, but I cannot start up the Java console since Firefox 52, Chrome/Chromium no longer support NPAPI plugins.
I ...
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Does IPMI always include KVM?
Does IPMI always include KVM? Is it always able to mount remote .ISO's and show viewport image?
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Fan Speeds on SuperMicro System via IPMI
I have a SuperMicro 4027GR-TRT server that I am running multiple GPUs in. I would like to set the cases fan speed higher that what they are right now using IPMI, although I am not sure how to do it.
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Can I use ipmitool to determine which IPMI link is 'up'?
I am having a very frustrating time configuring the IPMI interface on a Supermicro box.
Unfortunately with IPMI it is not always clear which interface is being used by the BMC. The Supermicro ...
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Running ipmitool as a non-root user
I want to monitor some hardware-related data on a headless CentOS6 server. More specifically, things like voltages, fan speeds, thermal data...
Since the server is headless, the best way I found to ...
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How do I redirect the kernel console output on Ubuntu 10.04
When I reboot my Ubuntu 10.04 nodes, I'd like to be able to see the kernel boot messages when connecting to the IPMI interfaces using Serial Over LAN mode (ttyS0). What do I need to do to be able to ...
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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 ...
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IPMI: LAN Parameter Data does not match
I have a SupoerMicro board with ipmi, where I have some problems in communication using the LAN channel.
The server is running PFsense (netbsd) and I can sendt commands to the local ipmi controller ...
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Configuring RADIUS or LDAP on Supermicro (ATEN) IPMI
I'm trying to get our new server, a X8DTN+-F's IMPI configured to talk to our authentication servers. The two choices are LDAP and RADIUS.
I'm debugging this by looking at packet captures, as it ...
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Unable to Mount ISO Virtual Media over IPMI/iKVM Viewer
I have a single Supermicro Host that has just gone into colo with dedicated IPMI.
I have assigned it a static internet facing IP for remote management. I have configured the IPMI to only be ...
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Supermicro + IPMI + FreeBSD: Kernel prints at 1-bps
I am running FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE. The machine is a Supermicro 5015M with a IPMI 2.0 daughterboard.
When I boot this host, the boot process proceeds fine. I see the BIOS, the RAID BIOS, the first and ...
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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 ...
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