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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
IPDUs that can be remotely managed when they are connected to AlterPath
devices, such as the AlterPath KVM/net or AlterPath OnBoard.
IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
An open standards vendor-independent service processor currently adopted by
many major server platform vendors. Its main benefit over other service
processor types is that it is installed on servers from many vendors, providing
one interface and protocol for all servers. Its main disadvantage is that it does
not always provide as much functionality as the proprietary service
processors. For this reason, IBM’s series e325 and e326 servers use IPMI to
manage their BMCs but the top-of-the-line xSeries servers use RSA II. IPMI
works by interacting with the BMC, and since it usually has standby power, it
can function even if the operating system is unavailable or if the system is
powered down. The OnSite supports IPMI version 1.5. OnSite administrators
can create custom Expect scripts to support IPMI 2.0.
ipmitool
A command line utility that interfaces with any BMC that supports
either IPMI 1.5 or 2.0 specifications. Reads the sensor data repository
(SDR) and prints sensor values, displays the contents of the System
Event Log (SEL), prints Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory
information, reads and sets LAN configuration parameters, and
performs remote chassis power control. Described at SourceForge at:
http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net. The command options are
described on the ipmitool(1) man page at SourceForge: http://
ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html
. ipmitool
commands can be added to customized scripts on the OnSite to access
unsupported features on a connected service processor.
IPSec (Internet protocol security)
A suite of protocols used for establishing private, secure, connections over IP
networks. Only the sending and receiving computers need to be running
IPSec. Each computer handles security at its end and assumes that the
intermediary nodes between the source and destination computers are not
secure. Supported on many AlterPath products. In tunnel mode, IPSec is used
to form a VPN connection, creating a secure tunnel between either an
individual host or a subnet on one end and the AlterPath device on the other