IPMI-CONFIG(8) IPMI-CONFIG(8) (NAME) ipmi-config - IPMI (SYNOPSIS) ipmi-config [...] (DESCRIPTION) ipmi-config IPMI . LAN ( SOL) (PEF) () . IPMI . ipmi-config core () IPMI IPMI --checkout --commit . ( ) (PEF) --category . core IPMI ipmi-config.conf(5) . ipmi-config (out-of-band) ADMIN . ADMIN . IPMI . FreeIPMI freeipmi(7) . ipmi-config << >> . (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],... () . << >> . . IPv6 [ADDRESS]:PORT . -u USERNAME, --username=USERNAME . ( ) . ADMIN . -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 (debugging) . -?, --help . --usage . -V, --version . IPMI-CONFIG (IPMI-CONFIG OPTIONS) . -g CATEGORY, --category=CATEGORY . : core chassis sensors pef dcmi. . core IPMI IPMI (SOL). chassis () . dcmi (DCMI) . core . -o, --checkout . -c, --commit . -d, --diff . -n FILENAME, --filename=FILENAME checkout/commit/diff. checkout --always-prefix . -e "KEY=VALUE", --key-pair="KEY=VALUE" KEY=VALUE checkout/commit/diff. KEY SectionName:FieldName . . commit KEY=VALUE --filename . -S SECTION, --section=SECTION SECTION checkout. . (SECTION) --category . -L, --listsections checkout --category. checkout (verbosity) . -v, --verbose . --checkout / . core Vlan IPv4 RMCP IPv6 ( 1 ) ( ) . pef ( ) . -vv . . . --lan-channel-number=NUMBER LAN. LAN . --serial-channel-number=NUMBER . . --sol-channel-number=NUMBER SOL. SOL . 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) . (HOSTRANGED OPTIONS) . << >> . -B, --buffer-output . IPMI . IPMI . << >> . -C, --consolidate-output . . . IPMI . . << >> . -F NUM, --fanout=NUM (fanout) . << >> ( fanout) IPMI . . 64 . -E, --eliminate ipmidetect . . ipmidetectd . --always-prefix . . -C . (GENERAL USE) : ) --checkout . --filename . ) . ) --commit --filename . . . . . () . ipmi-config.conf(5) . . IP MAC . IP MAC --key-pair . BMC . IP MAC . # ipmi-config --commit -k Lan_Conf:Ip_Address=$MY_IP -k Lan_Conf:Mac_Address=$MY_MAC --filename=my_bmc.conf (CORE SPECIAL CASE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION) UserN:Password ( N ) (checkout) . UserN:Enable_User ( N ) IPMI . UserN:Lan_Session_Limit UserN:Serial_Session_Limit ( N ) . ( ) 0 . . IPMI . 0 . Lan_Conf:IP_Address Lan_Conf:MAC_Address (commit) . IP MAC ipmi-config . Lan_Conf:MAC_Address MAC . Lan_Conf:MAC_Address MAC OEM . OEM ipmi-oem(8) . . . . . OEM Lan_Conf_Auth . . OEM . IPMI LAN . --checkout . Channel . Lan_Conf_Channel_1 Lan_Conf_Channel_3 LAN 1 3 . <<>> () (hard-reset) . ( ) (cold-reset) . bmc-device . (CHASSIS SPECIAL CASE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION) Chassis_Front_Panel_Buttons:Enable_Standby_Button_For_Entering_Standby, Chassis_Front_Panel_Buttons:Enable_Diagnostic_Interrupt_Button Chassis_Front_Panel_Buttons:Enable_Reset_Button, Chassis_Front_Panel_Buttons:Enable_Power_Off_Button_For_Power_Off_Only IPMI . . Chassis_Power_Conf:Power_Control_Interval . . PEF (PEF SPECIAL CASE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION) IPMI LAN . --checkout . Channel . Community_String_Channel_1 Community_String_Channel_3 Community String 1 3 . Sensor_Type PEF . Sensor_Type Reserved, Temperature, Voltage, Current, Fan, Physical_Security, Platform_Security_Violation_Attempt, Processor, Power_Supply, Power_Unit, Cooling_Device, Other_Units_Based_Sensor, Memory, Drive_Slot, Post_Memory_Resize, System_Firmware_Progress, Event_Logging_Disabled, Watchdog1, System_Event, Critical_Interrupt, Button_Switch, Module_Board, Microcontroller_Coprocessor, Add_In_Card, Chassis, Chip_Set, Other_FRU, Cable_Interconnect, Terminator, System_Boot_Initiated, Boot_Error, OS_Boot, OS_Critical_Stop, Slot_Connector, System_ACPI_Power_State, Watchdog2, Platform_Alert, Entity_Presence, Monitor_Asic_IC, Lan, Management_Subsystem_Health, Battery, Session_Audit, Version_Change, FRU_State, and Any (SENSORS SPECIAL CASE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION) / . . . (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] foo01,foo02,foo03,foo04,foo05 foo[7,9-10] foo7,foo9,foo10 foo[0-3] foo0,foo1,foo2,foo3 ([ ]) (pattern matching) . . (thread) (fanout) ( -F ). . . . . -B -C . "localhost" IPMI . localhost . (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 ( ) . "internal IPMI error" - IPMI FreeIPMI . . (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 . 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 . slowcommit - (sleep) BMC . BMC . (commit) BMC . Supermicro H8QME . veryslowcommit - BMC . BMC . BMC . Quanta S99Q/Dell FS12-TY Dell PowerEdge T320 . solchannelassumelanchannel - ipmi-config SOL LAN . SOL . . Intel S5500WBV/Penguin Relion 700 . (EXAMPLES) # ipmi-config --checkout (core) . # ipmi-config --checkout --category=pef pef . # ipmi-config --checkout --category=pef,chassis pef chassis . # ipmi-config --checkout --filename=bmc-data1.conf bmc- data1.conf. # ipmi-config --diff --filename=bmc-data2.conf bmc-data2.conf. # ipmi-config --diff --key-pair="lan_conf_misc:gratuitous_arp_interval=8" 'lan_conf_misc:gratuitous_arp_interval' '8'. # ipmi-config --commit --filename=bmc-data1.conf bmc-data1.conf. # ipmi-config --commit --key-pair="lan_conf_misc:gratuitous_arp_interval=4" 'lan_conf_misc:gratuitous_arp_interval' '4'. # ipmi-config --commit --filename=bmc-data-updt.conf --key-pair="lan_conf_misc:gratuitous_arp_interval=4" bmc-data-updt.conf 'lan_conf_misc:gratuitous_arp_interval' '4'. (DIAGNOSTICS) 0 . 1 (fatal error) 2 . 0 . 1 2 . (KNOWN ISSUES) ps(1) /proc . -P -K . FreeIPMI . (brute force) BMC <<>> (lock up) . <<>> . (REPORTING BUGS) . (COPYRIGHT) (C) 2003-2015 FreeIPMI. << >> (GNU GPL) ( ) / . (SEE ALSO) ipmi-config.conf(5), freeipmi(7), bmc-device(8) http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi ipmi-config 1.6.19 2026-08-27 IPMI-CONFIG(8)