User`s guide

Configuration Software and Utilities 111
Text Command Format
Text commands do not support the bridging and sequence number fields present in the hex-
ASCII commands, are case sensitive, and are preceded by a prefix consisting of the string SYS.
Examples
Hex-ASCII command example (IPMI Reset Watchdog Cmd):
[18 00 22]<CR>
[1C 00 22 00]<CR-LF>
Text command example:
[SYS TMODE]<CR>
[OK TMODE]<CR-LF>
Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging
Terminal mode supports the ability to bridge IPMI messages to another interface when binary
hex-ASCII IPMI commands are used. The message bridge is determined by the following:
• The bridge field
• Whether the message is a request or a response
• The message direction with respect to the BMC and the LUN.
Table 23 lists the supported BMC combinations for IPMI message bridging. No other
combinations are supported. IPMI messages to and from the system interface are transferred
using the BMC SMS (System Management Software) LUN, 10b, and with the bridge field set
to 00b.
Table 23. Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message Bridging
Bridge
Field
Request/
Response
Message
Direction (to BMC) LUN
Message
Interpretation
00b Request In 00b,
01b,
11b
Remote Console request to BMC functionality
Message is a request from the remote console to
the BMC
00b Response Out 00b,
01b,
11b
Response to Remote Console from BMC
functionality Message is a response to an earlier
request from the remote console to the BMC
00b Request In 10b Remote Console request to SMS Message is a
request from the remote console to SMS via the
Receive Message Queue
00b Response Out 10b SMS Response to Remote Console Message is a
response to an earlier request from SMS
01b Response Out Any Response to earlier Bridged Request from Remote
Console Message is the asynchronous response
from an earlier bridged request that was
encapsulated in a Send Message command issued
to the BMC by the remote console