ipmi_ctl8

Usage

Overview

ipmi_ctl is a command-line tool to perform various IPMI management functions from usermode. You need to have the IPMI KCS kernel driver loaded for this to work.

Options

-s

Report the mainboard device ID.

-s

Enable the system watchdog timer.

-p

Pet the watchdog timer.

-d

Disable the watchdog timer.

-q

Query the watchdog timer.

-f

Display FRU.

-v

Show verbose driver information.

-a<tag>

Set the asset tag to <tag>.

-b<state>

Set the blink state to <state>. Please note not all boards support this. <state> must be either 0 or 1.

-i

Retrieve sensor information.

-R<number>

Display realtime sensor reading. If <number> is 0 enter an interactive shell, otherwise show the reading for the given sensor.

-D

Download the system event log.

-C

Clear the system event log.

Files

/dev/ipmikcs