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The OpenIPMI library supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) versions 1.5 and 2.0.
The libraries for OpenIPMI are part of the most recent versions of Linux operating
systems. As a result, IBM does not supply these drivers.
Note: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (and later) and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 (and later) are shipped with the OpenIPMI driver natively.
For older operating systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (and earlier) and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (and earlier), see the OpenIPMI Web site:
http://openipmi.sourceforge.net/
Operating systems supporting OpenIPMI driver
The operating systems that support the OpenIPMI driver include:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3, Update 4, Update 5, Update 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, any update
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1, any update
SUSE Linux SLED 10, any Service Pack
SUSE Linux SLED 10 for AMD64/EM64T, any Service Pack
SUSE Linux SLES 10, any Service Pack
SUSE Linux SLES 10 for AMD64/EM64T, any Service Pack
SUSE Linux SLES 9 Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3
SUSE Linux SLES 9 for AMD64/EM64T Service Pack 2
VMware ESX Server 3.0.2, any update
VMware ESX 3.5, any update
VMware ESX 3i installable
Working with Open Source IPMITool
Download the latest version of ipmitool from the following location:
http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net
Note: Problems have been reported with versions of ipmitool prior to v1.8.9.
See the following location for details:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5069538
To build ipmitool:
Note: The installation must be run with root permissions to overlay the existing
ipmitool utility in /usr/local/bin.
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