Technical Product Specification

Intel® Local Control Panel TPS Forming IPMI Commands

Revision 1.2

Intel order number C96442-003

9. Forming IPMI Commands

IPMI commands are entered by choosing the Server Control option in the Main Menu, then

choosing Issue IPMI command.

9.1 Entering Commands in Hex

While in the Hex mode, any command may be sent to any controller with any Logical Unit

Number. The Intel

Local Control Panel does not check the validity of the message entered in

hex mode. It is the user‟s responsibility to understand the message he or she is attempting to

send.

Entering commands in Hex mode is the same as entering data with the text option. A blank

screen has an underscore at the upper left side of the screen. The header indicates the

meaning of the byte. The byte definitions are:

 Receiver: This is the IPMB address to which the command is to be sent. Only even

addresses are valid; the Intel

Local Control Panel does not check this.

 Net Function: This is a combination of the Network Function and the Logical Unit

Number. The Network Function is in bits 2 through 7 [7:2], and the LUN is in 0 and 1

[1:0]. It is the user‟s responsibility to combine these two pieces of information into one

byte.

 Command: This is the Hex code for the command within the selected Net Function,

defined above.

 Data: Raw data.

Pressing either the Up or Down button inserts a highlighted byte at the empty cursor. The Up

button increments the high nibble of the highlighted byte. The Down button increments the low

nibble of the highlighted byte. When the appropriate data value is reached, press the Enter

button to accept that value and advance the cursor.

Entry can continue by pressing the Up, Down, and Enter buttons to accept the highlighted

choice until all commands are entered. When the data entry is complete, press the Enter button

with an empty cursor to issue the command. The cursor must not be displaying data when this

final Enter button is pressed. Pressing the Enter button with data displayed will erase the

highlighted data.

If a mistake was made in a previous byte, use the Back button until the cursor is under the

error. Enter the correct value as noted above. An underscore cursor will appear under the next

byte. This byte will need to be highlighted by pressing the Up or Down button once. This does

not change the value of the byte. If the value is correct press the Enter button to advance to the

next byte.

Note: Pressing the Enter button when the cursor is under a byte will delete that byte and all

following bytes.

The following sections show the buttons and their functions, depending on whether a byte is

selected.