IPMI command cheat sheet

This document is intended to provide a set of IPMI commands for quick reference.

Note: If the ipmitool is on the BMC then set the interface as "-I dbus" and if the ipmitool is outside the BMC (i.e on the network) then set the interface as "-I lanplus".

Network Configuration

Set the interface mode

ipmitool lan set <channel> ipsrc static

Set the IP Address

ipmitool lan set <channel> ipaddr <x.x.x.x>

Set the network mask

ipmitool lan set <channel> netmask <x.x.x.x>

Set the default gateway

ipmitool lan set <channel> defgw ipaddr <x.x.x.x>

Set the VLAN

ipmitool lan set <channel> vlan id <id>

Delete the VLAN

ipmitool lan set <channel> vlan id off

NOTE: The user can group multiple set operations since the IPMI daemon waits for 10 seconds after each set operation before applying the configuration.