User guide

Chapter 13: Command Line Interface
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IPMITOOL
This command lets you manage the IPMI functions of a remote system,
including printing FRU information, LAN configuration, sensor readings,
and remote chassis power control. The ipmitool command controls
IPMI-enabled devices. The user name to access the IPMI device is
ADMIN, password ADMIN.
Syntax
ipmitool [-c|-h|-v|-V] -I lanplus -H <hostname>
[-p <port>] [-U <username>] [-L <privlvl>]
[-a|-E|-P|-f <password>] [-o <oemtype>]
[-C <ciphersuite>]
ipmitool
Command
Description
-c
Present output in CSV (comma separated variable)
format. This is not available with all commands.
-h
Get basic usage help from the command line.
-v
Increase verbose output level. This option may be
specified multiple times to increase the level of debug
output. If given three times you will get hexdumps of all
incoming and outgoing packets.
-V
Display version information.
-I <interface>
Selects IPMI interface to use. Supported interfaces that
are compiled in are visible in the usage help output.
-H <address>
Remote server address, can be IP address or
hostname. This option is required for lan and lanplus
interfaces.
[-p <port>]
Remote server UDP port to connect to. Default is 623.
[-U <username>
]
Remote server username, default is NULL user.
[-L <privlvl>]
Force session privilege level. Can be CALLBACK,
USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. Default is ADMIN.
[-a|-E|-P|-f
<password>]
-a Prompt for the remote server password.
-E The remote server password is specified by the
environment variable IPMI_PASSWORD.
-P <password> Remote server password is specified on
the command line. If supported it will be obscured in the
process list.
-f <password_file> Specifies a file containing the remote
server password. If this option is absent, or if
password_file is empty, the password will default to
NULL.