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 DellSystemsManagementToolsandDocumentation DVD.
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Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Table4-6 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 4-6. Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
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Supported Linux Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Table4-7 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 4-7. Supported Linux Operating Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of-Band
Supported Systems for IPMItool In-Band
IPMItool in-band also helps in configuring and managing devices.
For more information on IPMItool, see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com or on the DellSystemsManagementToolsandDocumentation DVD.
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Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for IPMItool In-Band
Table4-8 shows supported Microsoft Windows operating systems for IPMItool in-band. An X in the operating system column indicates IPMItool in-band
support.
Remote
RACADM
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Windows 2000
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Windows Server 2003
x86
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Windows Server 2003 x64
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Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64
Edition
Server
Advanced
Server
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Standard
Enterprise
Datacenter
Express
Workgroup
Standard
Enterprise
Standard
and
Enterprise
Service Pack
SP4
SP4
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
Gold
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BMU/IPMItool
out-of-band
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
X
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SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
9 (x86_64)
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SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
10 (x86_64)
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Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.5 (x86_32)
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Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.5(x86_64)
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Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 server
(x86_32)
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Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 server
(x86_64)
Edition
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WS
ES
AS
WS
ES
AS
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
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Service Pack
SP4
SP2
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
U2
U2
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BMU/IPMItool
out-of-band
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X