Advanced Ipmi Tool Usage On Linux; Using Ilo With Hpe Sim - HP HPE iLO 5 User Manual

• IPMI version 2.0 Command Test Tool—A low-level MS-DOS command-line tool that enables hex-
formatted IPMI commands to be sent to an IPMI BMC that implements the KCS interface. You can
download this tool from the Intel website at http://www.intel.com.
• IPMItool—A utility for managing and configuring devices that support the IPMI version 1.5 and version
2.0 specifications. IPMItool can be used in a Linux environment. You can download this tool from the
IPMItool website at http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/index.html.
• FreeIPMI—A utility for managing and configuring devices that support the IPMI version 1.5 and
version 2.0 specifications. You can download FreeIPMI from the following website: http://
www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/.
• IPMIUTIL—A utility for managing and configuring devices that support the IPMI version 1.0, 1.5, and
version 2.0 specifications. You can download IPMIUTIL from the following website: http://
ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/
When emulating a BMC for the IPMI interface, iLO supports all mandatory commands listed in the IPMI
version 2.0 specification. The SMS should use the methods described in the specification for determining
which IPMI features are enabled or disabled in the BMC (for example, using the Get Device ID
command).
If the server OS is running, and the iLO driver is enabled, any IPMI traffic through the KCS interface can
affect health driver performance and system health. Do not issue any IPMI commands through the KCS
interface that might have a negative effect on health driver monitoring. This restriction includes any
command that sets or changes IPMI parameters, such as Set Watchdog Timer and Set BMC
Global Enabled. Any IPMI command that simply returns data is safe to use, such as Get Device ID
and Get Sensor Reading.

Advanced IPMI tool usage on Linux

The Linux IPMI tool can communicate securely with the iLO firmware by using the IPMI 2.0 RMCP+
protocol. This feature is the ipmitool lanplus protocol feature.
For example: To retrieve the iLO Event Log, enter:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <iLO ip address> -U <username> -P <password> sel list
Output example:
1 | 03/18/2000 | 00:25:37 | Power Supply #0x03 | Presence detected | Deasserted
2 | 03/18/2000 | 02:58:55 | Power Supply #0x03 | Presence detected | Deasserted
3 | 03/18/2000 | 03:03:37 | Power Supply #0x04 | Failure detected | Asserted
4 | 03/18/2000 | 03:07:35 | Power Supply #0x04 | Failure detected | Asserted

Using iLO with HPE SIM

The iLO firmware is integrated with HPE SIM in key operating environments, providing a single
management console from a standard web browser. While the operating system is running, you can
establish a connection to iLO by using HPE SIM.
Integration with HPE SIM provides the following:
Support for SNMP trap delivery to an HPE SIM console
The HPE SIM console can be configured to forward SNMP traps to a pager or email address.
Support for management processors
All iLO devices installed in servers on the network are discovered in HPE SIM as management
processors.
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