Expressions

TABLE 2-2lists the expressions and parameters available for IPMItool.

Note – For each of these expressions, the beginning command is always ipmitool, followed by the expression and parameter(s).

Note – The sol command is not supported in these servers, but you can enable a Serial-over-LAN feature. See “Serial Over LAN” on page 70.

TABLE 2-2Expressions and Parameters for IPMItool (1 of 4)

Expression

Parameter

Sub-parameter

Description and examples

 

 

 

 

help

 

 

Can be used to get command-line help on IPMItool

 

 

 

commands. It may also be placed at the end of commands

 

 

 

to get help on the use of options.

 

 

 

EXAMPLES:

 

 

 

ipmitool -I open help

 

 

 

Commands: chassis, fru, lan, sdr, sel

 

 

 

ipmitool -I open chassis help

 

 

 

Chassis Commands: status, power, identify,

 

 

 

policy, restart_cause

 

 

 

ipmitool -I open chassis power help

 

 

 

Chassis Power Commands: status, on, off, cycle,

 

 

 

reset, diag, soft

 

 

 

 

raw

netfn

cmd data

Allows you to execute raw IPMI commands (for example,

 

 

 

to query the POH counter with a raw command).

 

 

 

EXAMPLE:

 

 

 

ipmitool -I open raw 0x0 0x1

 

 

 

RAW REQ (netfn=0x0 cmd=0x1 data_len=0)

 

 

 

RAW RSP (3 bytes)

 

 

 

60

00

00

 

 

 

 

 

 

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