BMC-DEVICE(8) System Commands BMC-DEVICE(8) (NAME) bmc-device - (BMC) (SYNOPSIS) bmc-device [...] (DESCRIPTION) bmc-device IPMI BMC . BMC . IPMI . bmc-device . IPMI . FreeIPMI freeipmi(7) . (GENERAL OPTIONS) IPMI . -D IPMIDRIVER, --driver-type=IPMIDRIVER . (out-of-band) LAN LAN_2_0 IPMI 1.5 IPMI 2.0 . (in-band) KCS SSIF OPENIPMI SUNBMC INTELDCMI. --disable-auto-probe IPMI (probe) . --driver-address=DRIVER-ADDRESS . DRIVER-ADDRESS "0x" '0' . --driver-device=DEVICE . --register-spacing=REGISTER-SPACING . ( = ). --target-channel-number=CHANNEL-NUMBER IPMI . --target-slave-address=SLAVE-ADDRESS (slave) IPMI . -h IPMIHOST1,IPMIHOST2,..., --hostname=IPMIHOST1[:PORT],IPMIHOST2[:PORT],... () . << >> . (port forwarding) . IPv6 [ADDRESS]:PORT . -u USERNAME, --username=USERNAME . ( ) . USER . -p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD . . IPMI 1.5 IPMI 2.0 . -P, --password-prompt . -k K_G, --k-g=K_G K_g BMC IPMI 2.0 . . '0x' 'abc' 'abc' '0x616263' . -K, --k-g-prompt k-g . --session-timeout=MILLISECONDS . 20000 ( ) . --retransmission-timeout=MILLISECONDS . 1000 ( ) . . -a AUTHENTICATION-TYPE, --authentication-type=AUTHENTICATION-TYPE IPMI 1.5 . NONE STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY MD2 MD5. MD5 . -I CIPHER-SUITE-ID, --cipher-suite-id=CIPHER-SUITE-ID (Cipher Suite ID) IPMI 2.0 . IPMI 2.0 . (payload) . 3 . : 0 - = None = None = None 1 - = HMAC-SHA1 = None = None 2 - = HMAC-SHA1 = HMAC-SHA1-96 = None 3 - = HMAC-SHA1 = HMAC-SHA1-96 = AES-CBC-128 6 - = HMAC-MD5 = None = None 7 - = HMAC-MD5 = HMAC-MD5-128 = None 8 - = HMAC-MD5 = HMAC-MD5-128 = AES-CBC-128 11 - = HMAC-MD5 = MD5-128 = None 12 - = HMAC-MD5 = MD5-128 = AES-CBC-128 15 - = HMAC-SHA256 = None = None 16 - = HMAC-SHA256 = HMAC_SHA256_128 = None 17 - = HMAC-SHA256 = HMAC_SHA256_128 = AES-CBC-128 -l PRIVILEGE-LEVEL, --privilege-level=PRIVILEGE-LEVEL . USER OPERATOR ADMIN. ADMIN . --config-file=FILE . -W WORKAROUNDS, --workaround-flags=WORKAROUNDS . . "none" ( ). << >> . --debug . -?, --help . --usage . -V, --version . BMC-DEVICE (BMC-DEVICE OPTIONS) bmc-device . --cold-reset (cold reset) . --warm-reset (warm reset) . --get-self-test-results BMC . --get-acpi-power-state ACPI . --set-acpi-power-state ACPI . --set-acpi-system-power-state --set-acpi-device-power-state . --set-acpi-system-power-state=SYSTEM_POWER_STATE ACPI . : S0_G0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5_G2 S4_S5 G3 SLEEPING G1_SLEEPING OVERRIDE LEGACY_ON LEGACY_OFF UNKNOWN. --set-acpi-power-state . --set-acpi-device-power-state=DEVICE_POWER_STATE ACPI . : D0 D1 D2 D3 UNKNOWN. --set-acpi-power-state . --get-lan-statistics IP UDP RMCP . --clear-lan-statistics IP UDP RMCP . --rearm-sensor=" [ ]" (re-arm) . . . () . assertion_bitmask deassertion_bitmask . . SDR . --get-sdr-repository-time SDR . --set-sdr-repository-time=TIME SDR . = "MM/DD/YYYY - HH:MM:SS" . . "now" . --get-sel-time SEL . --set-sel-time=TIME SEL . = "MM/DD/YYYY - HH:MM:SS" . . "now" . --get-sel-time-utc-offset UTC SEL . --set-sel-time-utc-offset=MINUTES UTC SEL . UTC -1440 1440 . "none" UTC . --platform-event="[generator_id] " BMC . (SEL) (PEF) . assertion deassertion event_direction . event_message_format_version IPMI 1.0 0x03 IPMI 1.5 0x04 . generator_id ( ) . 0x41 6Fh . --set-sensor-reading-and-event-status=" " BMC / . . sensor_reading write nochange . assertion_bitmask deassertion_bitmask 0 1 clear0bits set1bits write nochange . event_data1 ( 3:0) write nooffsetwrite nochange . --get-mca-auxiliary-log-status (MCA) . --get-ssif-interface-capabilities SSIF . --get-kcs-interface-capabilities KCS . --get-bt-interface-capabilities BT . --get-bmc-global-enables BMC (BMC Global Enables) . --set-system-firmware-version=STRING . --set-system-name=STRING . --set-primary-operating-system-name=STRING . --set-operating-system-name=STRING . --set-present-os-version-number=STRING . --set-bmc-url=STRING (URL) BMC . --set-base-os-hypervisor-url=STRING (URL) / . --read-fru=FILENAME FRU . --device-id . --write-fru=FILENAME FRU . --device-id . --verbose . --device-id=IDNUM FRU . --read-fru --write-fru. --verbose . SDR (SDR CACHE OPTIONS) (SDR) . SDR . SDR . --flush-cache (SDR). SDR . SDR . --quiet-cache / . . --sdr-cache-recreate SDR (SDR) . . --sdr-cache-file=FILE (SDR) . SDR . --sdr-cache-directory=DIRECTORY (SDR) . (home) . (TIME OPTIONS) IPMI IPMI (localtime) . . BIOS . . --utc-to-localtime UTC . --localtime-to-utc UTC . --utc-offset=SECONDS UTC . -86400 86400 . 0 . (HOSTRANGED OPTIONS) . << >> . -B, --buffer-output . IPMI . IPMI . << >> . -C, --consolidate-output . . . IPMI . . << >> . -F NUM, --fanout=NUM (fanout) . << >> ( fanout) IPMI . fanout . 64 . -E, --eliminate ipmidetect . . ipmidetectd . --always-prefix . . -C . (HOSTRANGED SUPPORT) prefix[n-m,l- k,...] n < m l < k . ( [] ) . foo[19] foo1 foo9 : foo19. prefixNN foo1,foo9 foo[1,9] . : foo[01-05] instead of foo01,foo02,foo03,foo04,foo05 foo[7,9-10] instead of foo7,foo9,foo10 foo[0-3] instead of foo0,foo1,foo2,foo3 ([ ]) . . fanout ( -F ) . . . . -B -C . "localhost" IPMI . . (GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING) IPMI . IPMI LAN BMC . BMC : IP MAC (subnet mask) LAN LAN / . IPMI 2.0 () K_g . ipmi-config(8) / . IPMI BMC . << >> . . . "username invalid" - ( NULL ) . BMC . "password invalid" - ( NULL ) . BMC . "password verification timeout" - . "password invalid" ( ) "session timeout" ( ) . . "k_g invalid" - K_g ( K_g ) . K_g BMC . "privilege level insufficient" - IPMI . . . "privilege level cannot be obtained for this user" - . . BMC . "authentication type unavailable for attempted privilege level" - . . BMC . "cipher suite id unavailable" - BMC . . BMC . "ipmi 2.0 unavailable" - IPMI 2.0 . IPMI 1.5 . "connection timeout" - IPMI . IP IPMI IPMI . . "session timeout" - IPMI . . . BMC . "device not found" - . . "driver timeout" - . . "message timeout" - . . "BMC busy" - BMC . . . "could not find inband device" - . . "driver timeout" - BMC . BMC ( ) . (WORKAROUNDS) IPMI IPMI . . . -W . . . . IPMI . FreeIPMI . assumeio - (memory-mapped) I/O . . "device not supported" "could not find inband device" . HP ProLiant DL145 G1 . spinpoll - ( KCS) (polling) (spin). (wall clock) (granularity) IPMI . . authcap - K_g IPMI . K_g . "username invalid" "authentication type unavailable for attempted privilege level" "k_g invalid" . Asus P5M2/P5MT- R/RS162-E4/RX4 Intel SR1520ML/X38ML Sun Fire 2200/4150/4450 ELOM . nochecksumcheck - FreeIPMI (checksums) IPMI . . . . "connection timeout" "session timeout" "password verification timeout" . IPMI 1.5 "noauthcodecheck" . Supermicro X9SCM-iiF Supermicro X9DRi-F Supermicro X9DRFR . idzero - . IPMI . "session timeout" . Tyan S2882 BMC M3289 . unexpectedauth - . . "session timeout" . Dell PowerEdge 2850,SC1425 . . forcepermsg - . . "session timeout" . IBM eServer 325 . endianseq - ( endianness) . IPMI 1.5 . "session timeout" . Sun ILOM 1.0/2.0 ( ) . noauthcodecheck - FreeIPMI IPMI 1.5 . (hashing) . . . "connection timeout" "session timeout" "password verification timeout" . Xyratex FB- H8-SRAY Intel Windmill Quanta Winterfell Wiwynn Windmill . intel20 - Intel IPMI 2.0 . HMAC-MD5-128 . "username invalid" "password invalid" "k_g invalid" . Intel SE7520AF2 ( ) . supermicro20 - Supermicro IPMI 2.0 Peppercon IPMI . . "password invalid" . Supermicro H8QME SIMSO . . sun20 - Sun IPMI 2.0 . . "password invalid" "bmc error" . Sun Fire 4100/4200/4500 ILOM . "opensesspriv" . opensesspriv - IPMI 2.0 FreeIPMI . Open Session IPMI 2.0 RAKP1 . "password invalid" "k_g invalid" "bad rmcpplus status code" "privilege level cannot be obtained for this user" . Sun Fire 4100/4200/4500 ILOM Inventec 5441/Dell Xanadu II Supermicro X8DTH Supermicro X8DTG Intel S5500WBV/Penguin Relion 700 Intel S2600JF/Appro 512X Quanta QSSC-S4R/Appro GB812X-CN Dell C5220 BMC OpenIPMI . "sun20" . integritycheckvalue - IPMI 2.0 0 . 0 . "k_g invalid" . Supermicro X8DTG Supermicro X8DTU Intel S5500WBV/Penguin Relion 700 Intel S2600JF/Appro 512X . assumemaxsdrrecordcount - SDR SDR . SDR . "SDR record count invalid" . (Inspur) . IPMI 1.5 - IPMI 2.0 IPMI 1.5 . "ipmi 2.0 unavailable" "connection timeout" . IPMI 2.0 IPMI 1.5 --driver-type=LAN_2_0 . HP Supermicro . (EXAMPLES) # bmc-device --cold-reset (cold reset). # bmc-device -h ahost -u myusername -p mypassword --cold-reset IPMI LAN. # bmc-device -h mycluster[0-127] -u myusername -p mypassword --cold-reset IPMI LAN. (DIAGNOSTICS) 0 . 1 . 0 . 1 . (KNOWN ISSUES) ps(1) /proc . -P -K . FreeIPMI . brute force BMC ("lock up"). . (REPORTING BUGS) . (COPYRIGHT) Copyright (C) 2008-2015 FreeIPMI Core Team. (GNU GPL) ( ) / . (SEE ALSO) freeipmi.conf(5), freeipmi(7) http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi bmc-device 1.6.19 2026-08-27 BMC-DEVICE(8)