Users Guide

IPMI Configuration Options

Field Description

Enable IPMI Discovery Enables or disables the IPMI protocol by

discovery range.

User name Enter the Baseboard Management Controller

(BMC) or DRAC user name.

NOTE: The default user name is root. It is

recommended that you change it for security.

Password Enter the BMC or DRAC password.

NOTE: The default password is calvin. It is

recommended that you change it for security.

KG Key Enter the KG key value. DRAC also supports IPMI

KG key value. Each BMC or DRAC is configured to

require an access key in addition to user

credentials.

NOTE: The KG key is a public key that is used

to generate an encryption key for use

between the firmware and the application.

The KG key value is an even number of

hexadecimal characters.

Timeout (seconds) Specifies the maximum amount of time the

discovery engine waits after issuing an IPMI

request. A valid range is from 1 to 60 seconds. The

default is 5 seconds.

Retries (attempts) Specifies the maximum number of times the

discovery engine reissues an IPMI request after the

first call times out. The discovery engine reissues

the request until it is successful, or all retry

attempts have timed out. A valid range is from 0 to

10 retries. The default is 1.

NOTE: The retries and time-out parameters are used for both the Remote Management Control

Protocol (RMCP) ping and the IPMI connection.

Discovery Range Action

Select these options to discover or inventory devices, components, and servers.