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120 Terminal Mode Commands
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 6-1 lists the terminal mode requests to BMC and
Table 6-2 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 6-3 lists the terminal
mode text commands and Table 6-4 lists the terminal mode configuration.
Table 6-1. 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 6-2. 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
4Completion Code
5:N Data