HP rx2600 Operation And Maintenance Manual page 103

IPMI commands
IPMI commands allow you to communicate with and configure various components of the
system. IPMI commands are available only to users with Admin level access.
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CAUTION: Only run BMC IPMI commands if you are experienced with the IPMI specification. If you
make mistakes running these commands, you an accidentally delete or modify data that will cause your
system to operate unpredictably or fail to operate.
All IPMI commands require a sequence of hex codes used as parameters. Each command may
include some or all of the following parameters:
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Network Function and Lun (NetFnLun). The NetFn parameter identifies the message
category. The LUN value is always 0.
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Command. The messages specified in this document contain a one-byte command field.
Commands within each category are unique. Command values can range from 00h through
FDh. FEh is reserved for future extension of the specification, and FFh is reserved for
message interface level error reporting on potential future interfaces.
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Data. The Data field carries the additional parameters for a request or a response, if any.
The IPMI commands can be entered in long or short forms. The associated response from the
BMC matches the form of the command.
For example:
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Short format, or ipmi, command:
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Syntax:
ipmi NetFnLun Cmd Data1 Data2 ... DataN
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Sample command and system response:
cli> ipmi 18 04
00 55 00
cli>
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Long format, or i, command:
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Syntax:
i 0 NetFnLun 0 0 0 Cmd Data1 Data2 ... DataN 0
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Sample command and system response:
cli> i 20 18 C8 f0 04 04 08
F0 1C F4 20 04 04 00 55 00 83
cli>
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