Reference Guide
Supported Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of- Band
BMC Management Utility (BMU) is a utility to access Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and perform management activities. BMU allows remote, out-of-
band LAN and/or serial port power control, event log access, and console redirection.
IPMItool is a Command Line Interface (CLI) utility that helps in configuring and managing devices using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol. IPMItool
supports out-of-band (OOB) access (over a LAN or through the serial port) to a single system at a time. IPMItool also supports in-band access.
For more information on BMU and IPMItool out-of-band, see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide available on the Dell
Support website at support.dell.com or on the DellSystemsManagementToolsandDocumentation DVD.
Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Table4-4 shows supported Microsoft Windows operating systems for BMU IPMItool out-of-band. An X in the operating system column indicates BMU and
IPMItool out-of-band support.
Table 4-4. Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Supported Linux Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Table4-5 shows supported Linux operating systems for BMU and IPMItool out-of-band. An X in the operating system column indicates BMU and IPMItool out-
of-band support.
Table 4-5. Supported Linux Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Windows
2000
Windows
Server 2003
x86
Windows
Server 2003
x64
Windows Storage Server
2003 R2 x64
Windows Server
2008 x86
Windows
Server
2008 x64
Windows XP
Professional
x86
Windows
Vista
SP4
SP4
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
R2-
SP2
R2-
SP2
R2-
SP2
R2-
SP2
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
SP2
Gold
BMU/IPMItool
out-of-band
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9
(x86_64)
SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
10 (x86_64)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.5 (x86_32)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.5 (x86_64)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 server
(x86_32)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 server
(x86_64)
BMU/IPMItool
out-of-band
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X