IPMITOOL-cheatsheet.md

This document is intended to provide a set of ipmitool commands for OpenBMC usage.

Power

1. View server status

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
status

2. Server power on

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
on

3. Server power off

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
off

4. Server power reset

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
reset

5. Server power cycle

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
cycle

6. Server power soft

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
soft

7. Send a diagnostic interrupt directly to the processor(not support)

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" power
diag

Users

1. View information for all users

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" user
list

2. Display a brief summary of BMC users

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" user
summary

3. Create a BMC user with a given name

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" user
set name <userid> <username>

4. Set a given user with a given password

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" user
set password <userid>[<password>]

5. Disable designated users from accessing BMC

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" user
set disable <userid>

6. Enable the specified user to access BMC

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" user
set enable <userid>

Field-replaceable Unit (FRU)

1. View FRU information

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" fru
list

Sensor Data Record (SDR)

1. View SDR information

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sdr

2. Query related SDR information in BMC

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sdr
info

3. View sensor date records

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sdr
list [all|full|compact|event|mcloc|fru|generic]

##
all     : All SDR records (sensors and positioners)
full    : Complete sensor recording
compact : Simple sensor recording
event   : Event information recorded by the sensor
mcloc   : Manage controller locator records
fru     : FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) locator record
generic : General SDR records

Sensors

1. View sensor information

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sensor
list

Management Controller (MC)

1. Instruct the BMC to perform a cold reset

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" mc
reset cold

2. Instruct the BMC to perform a warm reset(not supported)

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" mc
reset warm

3. View BMC information

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" mc info

4. View the currently available operation options of BMC

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" mc
getenables

Channels

1. Display the authentication function about the selected information

channel

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" channel
authcap <channel number> <max privilege>

2. Display the information for the selected channel

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" channel
info [<channel number>]

3. View channel information

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" channel
info

Chassis

1. Display information about the high-level status of the system rack and

power subsystem.

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
status

2. The command will return the power on time

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
poh

3. Query the reason for the last system restart.(not supported)

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
restart_cause

4. Set rack power strategy in case of power failure

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
policy <state>

##
list        : return supported policies
always-on   : turn on when power is restored
previous    : return to previous state when power is restored
always-off  : stay off after power is restored

5. View and change power status

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
power

##
status : show current status
on     : power on
off    : power off
reset  : power reset
soft   : power soft
cycle  : power cycle

6. Set boot device for next system restart

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
bootdev <device>

Currently supported devices:

device	function
none	do not change boot device
pxe	boot from pxe
disk	boot from BIOS default boot device
safe	boot from BIOS default boot device,but requires a safe mode
diag	boot from the diagnostic partition
cdrom	boot from the CD/DVD
bios	enter bios settings

If you want to make your override persistent over reboots use the persistent option:

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
bootdev <device> options=persistent

If the main host machine is based on the x86 CPU you need also pay attention to the legacy/EFI mode selector. By default IPMI overrides boot source with the legacy mode enabled. To set EFI mode use efiboot option:

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
bootdev <device> options=efiboot

You can combine options with a help of ,:

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
bootdev <device> options=persistent,efiboot

To read current boot source override setting:

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
bootparam get 5

7. Control panel logo light

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" chassis
identify <interval>

Local Area Network(LAN)

1. Output the current configuration information of a given channel

 $ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" lan
print [<channel number>]

2. Set the given parameters for the given channel

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" lan set
<channel> <command> <parameter>
##
Valid parameter
ipaddr <x.x.x.x>                 : Set ip for this channel
netmask <x.x.x.x>                : Set netmask for this channel
macaddr<xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx>       : Set the mac address for this channel
defgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>           : Set the default gateway IP address
defgw macaddr<xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx> : Set the mac address of the default gateway
bakgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>           : Set the IP address of the backup gateway
bakgw macaddr<xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx> : Set the IP address of the backup gateway
password <pass>                  : Set no user password
access <on|off>                  : Set the LAN channel access mode

System Event Log (SEL)

1. Query the relevant information about SEL and its content in BMC

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sel
info

2. Clear the information in SEL,but it cannot be undone.

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sel
clear

3. Delete a single event

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sel
delete <number>

4. Display the current time of the SEL clock

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sel
time get

Session

1. Display session information

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" session
info

Serial Over Lan (SOL)

1. Retrieve Serial-Over-LAN configuration information for the specified

channel.

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sol
info [<channel number>]

2. Put ipmitool into Serial Over LAN mode

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sol
activate

3. Disable serial LAN in BMC mode

$ ipmitool -C 17 -H "$BMC_IP" -I lanplus -U "$BMC_USER" -P "$BMC_PASSWD" sol
deactivate