Users Guide

66 Terminal Mode Commands
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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>
Table B-3. Terminal Mode Text Commands
Command Switches Description
SYS PWD -U USERNAME
<password>
-U activates a terminal mode session. USERNAME corresponds to
the ASCII text for the username. <password> represents a
printable password (up to 16 characters). If <password> is not
provided, then a Null password (all binary 0’s) is submitted.
Passwords are case sensitive.
Either the SYS PWD command or the Activate Session IPMI
message must be successfully executed before any command or
IPMI messages are accepted.
NOTE: A modem connection may be automatically dropped if
multiple bad passwords are entered.
-N <password> -N represents a Null username and <password> represents a
printable password (up to 16 characters). If <password> is not
provided, then a Null password (all binary 0’s) is submitted.
Passwords are case sensitive.
Either the SYS PWD command or the Activate Session IPMI
message must be successfully executed before any command or
IPMI messages are accepted.
NOTE: A modem connection may be automatically dropped if
multiple bad passwords are entered.
-X -X immediately logs out any presently active session.
NOTE: Entering an invalid password with -U or -N does not allow you
to log on.
SYS TMODE Used as a no-op confirm that Terminal Mode is active. The BMC
returns an OK response followed by TMODE.