Stjepan Groš

IPMI

IPMI, or Intelligent Platform Management Interface, is a very usefull addition

It's really cool to see boot messages on remote terminal! :D Not to mention how usefull it is.

Enable IPMI in BIOS and set IP address, netmask, define user, it's password and privilege level.

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0551.html?Open

# ipmi-sensors -h 172.16.0.10 -u user -p password
Fetching SDR repository information... done
Fetching record 121 of 122 (current record ID 122) 
6: Ambient Temp (Temperature): 19.00 C (NA/NA): [OK]
7: AVG Power (Current): 230.00 W (NA/NA): [OK]
8: Fan 1 Tach (Fan): 4200.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
9: Fan 2 Tach (Fan): 4575.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
10: Fan 3 Tach (Fan): 4350.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
11: Fan 4 Tach (Fan): 4650.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
12: Fan 5 Tach (Fan): 4500.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
13: Fan 6 Tach (Fan): 4125.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
14: Fan 7 Tach (Fan): 4125.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
15: Fan 8 Tach (Fan): 4800.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
16: Fan 9 Tach (Fan): 4350.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
17: Fan 10 Tach (Fan): 4350.00 RPM (750.00/NA): [OK]
18: CPU 1 Temp (Temperature): NA(NA/NA): [Unknown]
19: Fan 1 Present (Fan): [OK]
20: Fan 2 Present (Fan): [OK]
21: Fan 3 Present (Fan): [OK]
22: Fan 4 Present (Fan): [OK]
23: Fan 5 Present (Fan): [OK]
24: Fan 6 Present (Fan): [OK]
25: Fan 7 Present (Fan): [OK]
26: Fan 8 Present (Fan): [OK]
27: Fan 9 Present (Fan): [OK]
28: Fan 10 Present (Fan): [OK]
29: CPU 2 Temp (Temperature): NA(NA/NA): [Unknown]
30: Planar 5V (Voltage): 5.13 V (NA/NA): [OK]
31: Planar 12V (Voltage): 12.21 V (NA/NA): [OK]
32: Planar VBAT (Voltage): 3.02 V (NA/NA): [OK]
33: Riser Detect (Module/Board): [OK]
34: RSA II Detect (Add In Card): [Device Removed/Device Absent]
35: FP Cable Detect (Cable Interconnect): [OK]
36: PS 2 Status (Power Supply): [Presence detected]
37: SCSI BP Detect (Cable Interconnect): [OK]
38: Planar 3.3V (Voltage): 3.31 V (NA/NA): [OK]
39: CPU 1 Status (Processor): [Processor Presence detected]
40: ABR Status (System Firmware): [OK]
41: CPU 2 Status (Processor): [Unknown]
42: USB Cable Detec (Cable Interconnect): [OK]
43: NMI State (Critical Interrupt): [OK]
44: Voltage Fault (Power Supply): [OK]
45: Power 12V Fault (Power Supply): [OK]
46: Power 5V Fault (Power Supply): [OK]
47: PS 1 Fan Fault (Fan): [OK]
48: PS 2 Fan Fault (Fan): [OK]
49: PS 1 Status (Power Supply): [Presence detected]
50: Drive 1 Status (Drive Slot): [Drive Presence]
51: Drive 2 Status (Drive Slot): [Drive Presence]
52: Drive 3 Status (Drive Slot): [Unknown]
53: Drive 4 Status (Drive Slot): [Unknown]
54: Drive 5 Status (Drive Slot): [Unknown]
55: Drive 6 Status (Drive Slot): [Unknown]
56: Drive 7 Status (Drive Slot): [Unknown]
57: Drive 8 Status (Drive Slot): [Unknown]
58: RAID Error (Drive Slot): [OK]
59: CPU Fault Reboo (System Event): [OK]
60: SEL Fullness (OEM Reserved): 10.00 msgs (20.00/90.00): [OK]
61: Sys pwr monitor (Power Unit): [OK]
62: Watchdog (Watchdog 2): [OK]
63: VRD Status (Power Supply): [OK]
64: VRM Status (Power Supply): [OK]
119: Pwr Planar Faul (Voltage): [OK]
120: Critical Int (Critical Interrupt): [OK]
121: CPU 1 OverTemp (Temperature): [OK]
122: CPU 2 OverTemp (Temperature): [OK]

# ipmi-fru -h 172.16.0.10 -u user -p password
FRU Inventory Device ID: 0x00

  Chassis Info Area Type: Main Server Chassis
  FRU Chassis Part Number: 7979KCG
  FRU Chassis Serial Number: KDBCABX

  FRU Board Manufacturer: FOXC
  FRU Unknown BCD Character: 0x42
  FRU Board Info: Remaining Area Cannot Be Parsed