User's Manual

Using the BMC Management Utility 75
Figure 3-12. Sensor option example
connect
Synopsis
connect -ip bmc_ip_address | bmc_hostname [-u
username] [-p password] [-k IPMI encryption key value]
connect -com bmc_ip_address | bmc_hostname -u username
-p password
[-k KG value] <command>
Description
This command establishes an IPMI connection with the remote server in the
interactive mode to enable the user to perform server management activities.
The command remains active until the user quits the command prompt or
uses the command again to connect to a different server. See Figure 3-13.
Options
-ip bmc-ip-address|bmc_hostname
Specifies the out-of-band IP address or hostname of the remote managed
system.
-u username
Specifies the username to connect to the remote system.