I matched the first 8 digits to other bmc mac addresses i have, then numbered from 02. If properly enabled, the bmc can respond to remote poweron commands. More precisely, i need to send raw oem commands to a specific fru through the mch the bmc. Alternatively, you may be able to reset the configuration of the board using ipmicfg or another ipmi tool. For the management of the ibm websphere portal server, you can choose between the following two options. The intelligent platform management interface ipmi is an open standard for softwarebased control of hardware functions, such as powering the system on and off.
I perfer the caned ipmitool lan print command since raw commands can get you into nonrecoverable troubles. I dont want to necessarily change either the ip or mac. Ipmiraw is used to execute ipmi commands by hex values. The commands can also be used to set sensor states, inject events, and other things you might want to do when simulating a bmc. Im traversing forum for solution on my problem but in fact i think i know solution for this issue. Ip address, mac address, subnet mask, username, user enablement, user privilege, password, lan privilege, lan enablement, and allowed authentication type s. Use a separate commandline interface based on the runportal script. Apr 27, 2017 easy commands to show bios and bmc firmware versions for all hosts in the nutanix cluster. The smcipmitool is an outofband supermicro utility that allowing users to interface with ipmi devices, including superblade systems, via cli command line interface. The util does have a verbose option, and can see the raw commands that are getting sent to the bmc.
Ipmi is implemented by a set of software tools ipmitools that communicate with the local machine or over a lan connection. To do a warm reset of the bmc remotely and without an ac cycle, use the following command. Ox30 0x19 command will tell you which of the mother board physicial nics channel ports the bmc is sharing nic 1 or nic2. Intelligent platform management interface wikipedia. These commands will allow you to configure ipmi lan channels with network information so they can be used with the ipmitool lan and lanplus interfaces. Ipmi provides monitoring, management voltage, temperature, fans, power supplies, hardware inventory information and etc. The bmc is a system on its own, it has a limited linux running, and several interfaces and regarding ip it has different ports open and ipv4 and ipv6 address. Using ipmitool to read sensors for more information about supported ipmi 2. Nn and convert each hex digit and colon to its ascii equivalent.
Get device id using ipmitool failed stack overflow. The bmc communicates with bios running on the blade using ipmi. The default user with adminlevel access is root with password changeme. Supermicro and ipmi bmc headache server hardware spiceworks. Intel server boards and server platforms server management guide. This util is designed to set ip and mac addrs on the bmc. Oct 07, 20 the bmc suppose to reboot when you do a warm reset and the cold one clears the configuration. These commands will report the bmc nics mac address for hard core programmers that dont like ipmitool lan print 1 or ipmitool lan print 3, but to get the os mac addess, you need to do the math. License will be deactivated when ipmi mac address is changed. Ipmi management utilities ipmiutildevelopers sending raw. Supermicro ipmi utilities supermicro server management utilities. Being able to perform these tasks in ipmi firmware on the baseboard management controller bmc allows. The ast2500 is designed to dedicatedly support the pcie x1 bus interface.
Pull the lan1eth0 mac address from supermicro ipmi github. The supermicro x10 platforms baseboard management controller bmc is built on the aspeed ast 2400 controller. Ipmi mac address all zeros after update server fault. The supermicro x11 platforms baseboard management controller bmc is built on the aspeed ast 2500 controller. Hex values may be input on the command line, a file via the file option, or via stdin if neither of the previous are specified. It is a command line tool providing standard ipmi and supermicro proprietary oem commands for bmcfru configuration. Integration with ucs bmc for cisco unified computing system is tightly integrated with the cisco ucs manager and uses a policybased approach to configure, patch, and update its associated storage, network, and server resources. I was given the command below by supermicro support, although i didnt have to use it. The openbmc tool provides support for working with system event logs.
Ip address, mac address, subnet mask, username, user enablement, user privilege, password, lan privilege, lan enablement, and allowed authentication types. Revision history ii intel server boards and server platforms server management guide revision history date revision description march 2008 0. The server has a microprocessor which controls the system which is called bmc baseboard management controller. The following is an example of configuring bmc using ipmitool version 1. Using ipmi, it is possible to power systems on and off. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. This utility provides two user modes, viz os command line mode and shell mode. The intelligent platform management interface ipmi is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host systems cpu, firmware bios or uefi and operating system. A shared bmc mac address may conflict with normal communication ethernet communication on the primary ethernet port. The intelligent platform management interface ipmi specification is an intelled standard that defines a set of common interfaces to a computer system that system administrators can use to monitor system health and manage the system. The bmc mac address cannot be set through the normal ipmi mac address command what is used. Easy commands to show bios and bmc firmware versions for all. The utilities provide source and scriptable command binaries for automating.
Using the commandline interface bmc middleware automation. When power was restored and the bmcipmi board booted, the correct mac addresses were shown again. This is actually not an oem command, but rather the normal ipmi mac address command identical to what is used in the bmcconfig8 tool. C heck mac 1 ipmitool i lan h u p raw 0x30 0x19 0x03 0x02 check ocp mac 0 ipmitool i lan h u p raw 0x30 0x19 0x03 0x12 check ocp mac 1 if it returns 0x00 0x2 0x8 0x9e 0x01 0x9 0xcd 0xaa. Either you have a dns name which you can resolve or you have an ip address. To determine on which channel the lan interface is located, issue the channel info number command until you come across a valid 802. May 22, 2014 the bmc middleware automation product has a commandline interface cli that you can use to automate product operations. Attempting to send add partial esel ipmi command from the host to the bmc. What i am experiencing is ipmibmc access works when the os isnt booted, i. And yes, two mac addresses on lom1 are accessible native mac of the nic visible in the os as well and ipmi bmc mac configured in bios or ipmicfg locally. Ipmi management utilities ipmiutildevelopers sending.
What im really trying is to reach my board remotely via ipmi over ip. This should be set to yes to allow ipmi over lan tools to work. The baseboard management controller bmc provides the intelligence in the ipmi architecture. The mac address of what it was supposed to be was a sticker on the motherboard.
These commands will report the bmc nics mac address for hard core programmers that dont like ipmitool lan print 1 or ipmitool lan print 3. I made some progress on this today by changing the host code. Displays information about the bmc hardware, including device revision, firmware revision, ipmi version supported, manufacturer id, and information on additional device support. For more information about the portal cli, see using the portal cli as of bmc middleware automation version 8. C heck mac 0 ipmitool i lan h bmc ipu p raw 0x30 0x19 0x00 0x11 c heck mac 1 ipmitool i lan h bmc ipu p raw 0x30 0x19 0x03 0x02 check ocp mac 0 ipmitool i lan h bmc ipu p raw 0x30 0x19 0x03 0x12 check ocp mac 1. Ipmi can enable problem detection and correction even on hung or powered down systems. Easy commands to show bios and bmc firmware versions for.
Utility for ipmi control with kernel driver or lan interface. Ipmi provides monitoring, management voltage, temperature, fans, power supplies, hardware inventory. Of primary importance, the ip address, mac address, subnet, usernames, passwords, privileges, sol availability, sol privilege, and sol user access must be configured and enabled. To identify the bmc ip address in esxi console vmware. Just to be in safe side i will recommend to use warm reset. To reduce vulnerability, the ipmi lan interface must be enabled only in a trusted environment where the system is secure, or where it is connected to a dedicated secure or private network. Finding out bmcs mac address the tools like ipmitool provide ways to configure ip to the lan of bmc controller, but our goal is to find out the mac address automatically using some commandstools. It is not necessary to reset the bmc after changing the gateway but if you dont see the change in ipmitool lan print output then try resetting. When power was restored and the bmc ipmi board booted, the correct mac addresses were shown again. On solaris this driver is called bmc and is inclued in solaris 10.
Some of the lan commands i see with macs are showing the mac address of the bmc, and not the nic. Configuring ipmi under linux using ipmitool thomaskrennwiki. Utility for ipmi control with kernel driver or lan. Finding out bmcs mac address the tools like ipmitool provide ways to configure ip to the lan of bmc controller, but our goal is to find out the mac address automatically using some commands tools. To get the media access control mac address, use the following command. The bmc mac address cannot be set through the normal ipmi mac address command what is used in the ipmiconfig 8 tool. The bmc is poweredon even when the host itself is poweredoff. I can now see the openbmc ipmi trace showing my add partial esel commands. The bmc mac address cannot be set through the normal ipmi mac address command what is used in the ipmi config8 tool. The freeipmi tool bmcconfig 1 may be used to do this configuration. Ipmi stands for intelligent platform management interface.
It is a specialized microcontroller embedded on the motherboard of a computer generally a server. Basic commands and functionality of the openbmc tool. Dell c6100 bmc ipmi mac address all zeros after update. You can find the mac address for lan1eth0 not the bmc mac via the supermicro ipmi interface by running the following command. Ipmi defines a set of interfaces used by system administrators for outof. But with many dell servers the warm and cold serves the same purpose. The bmc manages the interface between systemmanagement software and platform hardware. To connect over a remote interface you must supply a user name and password.
Provides time statistics for logging in, running the command, and logging out. Its a powerful protocol that is supported by many model server hardware from major manufacturers like dell, hp, oracle and lenovo and is is used by system administrators for outofband management of computer systems and monitoring of their operation. Jun 26, 2017 ipmi stands for intelligent platform management interface. In linux machine, ipmitool lan print will list the ip address of bmc assigned to the node. Ipmi is an open standard and, as such, benefits from. A bmc configuration tool may have also been distributed with the machine. See your vendors documentation for more information. The ipmi channel number for use with the network configuration commands such as reading the mac or ip address of the bmc. Supermicro baseboard management controller bmc must support intelligent platform management interface ipmi version 2. To identify the bmc ip address in esxi console mkguy aug 15, 2014 4. This has to be a valid bmc atrium discovery ui user such as the system user, not a username used to access the command line via ssh. It first asks the bmc for its current settings, then prompts the user for the new settings. Listed below are general ipmi options, tool specific options, trouble shooting information, workaround information, examples, and known issues. This means you must use the u and p parameters to pass both user name and password on the command line, as shown in the following example.
Different ipmi commands have different privilege restrictions. The bmc mac address cannot be set through the normal ipmi mac address command what is used in the ipmiconfig8 tool. The bmc can be configured to support multiple users and passwords for all channels except the open channel. Displays the bmc atrium discovery version number, information, and the name of the utility. I can see the mac address in the bios in two lines, however im having trouble finding a corresponding ipmi command to pull them. Using screen provides more detailed information on. The ast2500 is designed to dedicatedly support pcie 1x, gen2 bus interfaces. If you plan to use ipmi or ilo as a wake protocol, you must configure the bmc. The following commands are supported from the bmc command line.
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