APC NBRK0550, NBRK0450, NBRK0570 manual IPMI Devices, Adding, editing, and removing IPMI devices

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IPMI Devices

IPMI Devices

Note: The IPMI Devices icon is only available with the purchase of the 5-node Scanner/ IPMI Pack. For more information, contact your NetBotz authorized reseller or the NetBotz support team.

The IPMI standard defines a hardware and software management interface and implementation that provide different hardware platforms with compatible server management and control functions. Use the IPMI Devices icon to add network-attached, Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)-enabled devices to the list of devices monitored by your NetBotz appliance. Supported IMPI versions follow:

IPMI V1.5 over LAN

IPMI V2.0 over LAN

SuperMicro V1.5 over LAN

IPMI V1.5 over LAN for Intel V2 BMCs

IPMI V2.0 over LAN for Intel V2 BMCs

Adding, editing, and removing IPMI devices

To add an IPMI device to the list of devices monitored by your NetBotz appliance or to edit an IMPI Device:

1.Click the IPMI Devices icon to display the IPMI Device Configuration window.

2.To add a new IPMI device, click Add. To edit a target, select the device from the IPMI Devices selection list and click Edit.

3.The Add (or Edit) IPMI Devices window opens. This window contains the following fields:

Item

Description

Hostname/IP Address The hostname or IP address of the IPMI-enabled device.

User name

The User ID that accesses the IPMI interface on the IPMI-enabled

 

device.

Password / Verify

The Password that accesses the IPMI interface on the IPMI-enabled

password

device.

Protocol

The IPMI protocol that communicates with the IPMI interface on

 

the IPMI-enabled device.

Scan interval

How frequently the appliance queries an IPMI device for data.

 

Note: You can force the appliance to do a scan at any time by

 

clicking Scan Now in the IPMI Device Configuration window.

Device Controls

The control options enabled on this IPMI device. These

 

capabilities only function on IPMI devices that support the specific

 

IPMI control option.

4. Click OK to save the settings for this IPMI-enabled device.

To remove IPMI devices from the IPMI Devices selection list, select IPMI-enabled devices from the list and click Remove.

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