Users Guide

Terminal Mode Commands 65
Hex-ASCII Command Format
Binary IPMI commands are sent and received as a series of case-insensitive hex-ASCII pairs, where
each is separated from the preceding pair by a single <space> character. Table B-1 lists the
terminal mode requests to BMC and Table B-2 lists the terminal mode responses from BMC. The
following is an example of a binary IPMI request message:
[18 00 22]<newline sequence>
Text Command Format
Text commands do not support the bridging and sequence number fields present in the hex-ASCII
commands. In addition, text commands are preceded by a prefix consisting of the string
SYS .
Table B-3 lists the terminal mode text commands and Table B-4 lists the terminal mode
configuration.
Table B-1. Terminal Mode Request to BMC
Byte Explanation
1 [7:2] – Net Function (even)
[1:0] – Responder’s LUN
2 [7:2] – Requester’s Sequence Number
[1:0] – Bridge field
3 Command Number
4:N Data
Table B-2. Terminal Mode Response from BMC
Byte Explanation
1 [7:2] – Net Function (odd)
[1:0] – Responder’s LUN
2 [7:2] – Requester’s Sequence Number
[1:0] – Bridge field
3 Command Number
4 Completion Code
5:N Data