Users Guide

Using the BMC Management Utility 31
On systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system:
1 Start an operating system (OS) shell.
2 Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to manage the remote
system. Go to "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete list of valid options, commands,
subcommands, and arguments.
IPMI Shell Command Syntax
The general syntax of IPMI Shell CLI commands is as follows:
ipmish [ global-option ] … command [ ; command ] …
The general usage for a command is the following:
command [ subcommand ] [ command option and argument ] …
Both global options and command-specific options are always in the following form:
- option argument
For example:
-help
-max 20
-u John
Arguments with embedded tabs or spaces must be enclosed in matching double quotation marks
("). For example:
-user "John Smith"
Every command has one default action. The default action is typically, but not always, the
equivalent of reading and displaying the current setting or status for the command.
IPMI Shell Global Options
IPMI Shell has the following global options:
IPMI Session Option -ip
Synopsis
ipmish -ip bmc_ip_address | bmc_hostname -u username -p password
Description
This option is used to establish a connection to a remote managed system using the LAN channel.
The IP port specified in installation (default value is 623) is used unless another port has been
configured.