Reference Guide

IPMI Tool is a Command Line Interface (CLI) utility that helps in configuring and managing devices using
the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol. IPMI Tool supports out-of-band (OOB) access (over a LAN or
through the serial port) to a single system at a time. IPMI Tool also supports in-band access.
For more information on BMU and IPMI Tool out-of-band, see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard
Management Controller Utilities User's Guide available at www.dell.com/support/manuals.
Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems For
IPMITool out-of-band
The following table lists the supported Microsoft Windows operating systems for IPMI Tool Out of Band
An ' X ' in the operating system column indicates IPMI Tool out-of-band support.
Table 22. Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for BMU and IPMI Tool Out-of- Band
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2008
(64-bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2008 R2
(64-bit)
Microsoft
Windows
XP (32-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Vista (64-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
7.0 (32-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
7.0 (64-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2012
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2012 R2
Service
Pack
SP1/SP2 SP1/SP2 SP3 SP2
IPMITool
Out-of-
Band
X X X X X X X X
Supported Linux Operating Systems for IPMITool out-of-
band
The following table lists the supported Linux operating systems for the IPMITool Out-of-Band.
An 'X ' in the operating system column indicates IPMITool.
Table 23. Supported Linux Operating Systems for IPMITool
SUSE
Linux
Enter
prise
Serve
r 10
SP3
(64-
bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enter
prise
Serve
r 10
SP4
(64-
bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enter
prise
Serve
r 11
SP1
(64-
bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enter
prise
Serve
r 11
SP2
(64-
bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enter
prise
Serve
r 11
SP3
(64-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
5.8
(32-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
5.8
(64-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
5.9
(32-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
5.9
(64-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
6.3
(64-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
6.4
(64-
bit)
Red
Hat
Enter
prise
Linux
6.5
(64-
bit)
IPMIT
ool
Out-
of-
Band
X X X X X X X X X X X X
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