Overview
This article provides information regarding the Exinda CLI command ipmi.
You can use the ipmi command to configure access to the appliances baseboard management controller (BMC). When access is configured, an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) client may be used to remote power on/off the appliance, query sensors, and access the serial-over-lan console.
Information
- {}: Options are enclosed in braces and are separated by '|'
- []: Optional keywords are enclosed in brackets
- <>: User input is required where variables are enclosed in greater-than and less-than symbols
The following table describes the commands used for configuring ipmi and viewing configuration and status:
| Action Description | Command |
Parameter Description |
| To enable IPMI access |
|
Not Applicable |
| To configure a static IPMI IPv4 address or default gateway |
|
<netmask> - A netmask can be specified in long (e.g. 255.255.254.0) or short (e.g /23) format. If no netmask is specified a default of /24 is used. |
|
To use DHCP to configure the IP address and default gateway |
[no] ipmi dhcp |
Not Applicable |
| To configure IPMI authentication |
|
Not Applicable |
|
To enable sending BMC System Event Log (SEL) events to the appliance log |
[no] ipmi sel enable |
Not Applicable |
|
To set the SEL time to that of the appliance on startup |
[no] ipmi seltime enable |
Not Applicable |
| To control the power of a remote appliance which has enabled IPMI access as above | ipmi power address <address> username <username> password
<password> control {on|off|cycle|reset|status} |
|
|
To show the current IPMI configuration |
show ipmi |
Not Applicable |
| To show the power status of a remote IPMI device |
|
Not Applicable |
Example
Enable the IPMI interface with 172.16.0.71 IP address and 255.255.254.0 netmask.
ipmi enable
ipmi ip address 172.16.0.71 255.255.254.0
ipmi ip default-gateway 172.16.1.254
ipmi username admin password exinda
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