ipmitool - utility for controlling IPMI-enabled devices

References

• http://wiki.adamsweet.org/doku.php?id=ipmi_on_linux

Installation

• apt-get install ipmitool

Bugs - modules do not load automatically

• http://osdir.com/ml/ubuntu-bugs/2011-12/msg28539.html
• See Workaround below*

Load Modules

#!/bin/sh
# Last update: 2006/08/31
#
## Load IPMI relaetd drivers
/sbin/modprobe ipmi_devintf

maj=`cat /proc/devices | awk '/ipmidev/{print $1}'`
echo $maj
if [ -c /dev/ipmi0 ]
then
   rm -f /dev/ipmi0
   /bin/mknod /dev/ipmi0 c $maj 0
else
   /bin/mknod /dev/ipmi0 c $maj 0
fi

IPMI_DRIVERS="ipmi_si ipmi_si_drv ipmi_kcs_drv"
for driver in $IPMI_DRIVERS; do
  find /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/ipmi | grep "$driver\." > /dev/null
  RETURN_VALUE=$?
  if [ $RETURN_VALUE -eq 0 ] ; then
    echo $driver
    #Here are specific memory locations for Supermicro AOC-type IPMI cards
    /sbin/modprobe $driver type=kcs ports=0xca8 regspacings=4
    break
  fi
done 

Test

Note: run the script above BEFORE running these tests

SOL test

root@swag:/opt/SUPERMICRO# ipmitool sol info
Set in progress                 : set-complete
Enabled                         : true
Force Encryption                : true
Force Authentication            : true
Privilege Level                 : USER
Character Accumulate Level (ms) : 50
Character Send Threshold        : 80
Retry Count                     : 7
Retry Interval (ms)             : 1000
Volatile Bit Rate (kbps)        : 115.2
Non-Volatile Bit Rate (kbps)    : 115.2
Payload Channel                 : 14 (0x0e)
Payload Port                    : 623 

Chassis tests

root@m160:/opt/SUPERMICRO/IPMICFG# ipmitool chassis status
System Power         : on
Power Overload       : false
Power Interlock      : inactive
Main Power Fault     : false
Power Control Fault  : false
Power Restore Policy : always-off
Last Power Event     : 
Chassis Intrusion    : inactive
Front-Panel Lockout  : inactive
Drive Fault          : false
Cooling/Fan Fault    : false