Supermicro IPMI
Resetting the BMC
Q: My system's IPMI interface is unresponsive. Can I reboot or refresh the interface? A: If you have local access or SSH access to the system, you can run commands with ipmitool and IPMICFG to attempt to regain accessibility to IPMI. Resets the ...
Monitoring sensor readings from command line
Prerequisites: Linux IPMI capable motherboard ipmitool or IPMICFG watch Instructions: 1. Run the following command to check that the IPMI sensors are detected: ipmitool sdr elist or ipmicfg -sdr 2. If the sensors are properly detected, parse them ...
Changing fan speeds for X9/X10 series boards
To adjust your fan speed profile, you can use either Supermicro's IPMICFG, or set it from the IPMI web interface. You will typically be given three to five fan speed modes to choose from. The Standard Speed profile is temperature controlled, with a ...
Mounting IPMI virtual media
Please be sure to have the latest version of Oracle Java or openjdk package installed on your system before attempting to open the IPMI KVM. To mount virtual media, connect to the IPMI web interface of the system by entering its IP address into the ...
Firewall and port settings
Q: I can’t seem to get a connection to IPMI, regardless of the IP address settings being used. Do I need to open certain ports on my firewall? A: IPMI needs additional ports opened to access various services. The ports will vary depending on your ...
Security implications
Q: I’m concerned about the security implications of a web server constantly running in the background by default. Can I turn it off? Can you advise best practices? A: IPMI is deeply integrated into the motherboard hardware, so there is no way to ...
Changing NIC failover mode
Log into the IPMI web interface by entering the IP address into the URL of a web browser on a client system. Go to Configuration > Network, and scroll down to the drop-down list for LAN Interface, or Default Interfaces. The default setting is Fail ...
Ensuring IPMI is active
Q: How do I know if IPMI is working? A: Most motherboards have an IPMI heartbeat LED that blinks slowly after IPMI has initialized. Other than that, the interface should respond to pings, and will have HTTP and HTTPS web interfaces running on ports ...
Checking IP address configuration
Q: How can I check the IP address that IPMI is using? A: The motherboard will list the IP address in the BIOS, usually under IPMI > Set LAN Configuration. By default we leave DHCP turned off and set 0.0.0.0 as the static IP before shipping, for ...
Default IPMI credentials
Q: What is the default username and password for IPMI? A: Both the default username and password are “ADMIN”, case-sensitive. You can change this default password after logging in with the default credentials.
Physical port layout
Q: Which physical network port does IPMI operate over? A: IPMI will function over one of two ports on the motherboard integrated NIC, and utilizes a failover option to determine which interface it will use. The first port is the dedicated IPMI port, ...
Introduction to IPMI
Q: What is IPMI? A: IPMI stands for Intelligent Platform Management Interface. It is in essence a web server that runs internally on your motherboard, powered by a separate ARM-based chip, also known as the baseboard management controller (BMC). The ...
Flashing the ipmi firmware on a supermicro x9drw-if
“Compliments of Michael J. Smalley, Smalley Creative Blog, a regularly updated source of tutorials, news, and solutions of a technical nature.” I recently tasked myself with bringing IPMI up to date on a Supermicro X9DRW-iF server. This can be quite ...
Reset ADMIN User password with IPMITOOL (Local Access Only)
The command below will set the password for User 2 (ADMIN) to the password ADMIN. ipmitool -I open user set password 2 ADMIN You can run this via OS or LiveCD but you must be local to the system at the time.
Frequently Asked Questions: Setting Up IPMI
Frequently Asked Questions: Setting Up IPMI Q: What is IPMI? A: IPMI stands for Intelligent Platform Management Interface. It is in essence a web server that runs internally on your motherboard, powered by a separate chip known as the baseboard ...
How to Install SuperDoctor on Linux
Download latest version of SuperDoctor from Supermicro's website: supermicro.com/products/nfo/SMS_SD5.cfm Unzip the archive after it has finished downloading. Locate the SuperDoctor5Installer[...].bin file and rename it to ...
Load IPMI Modules on Linux
Common Errors: *Not seeing Ipmi information due to no device found. Kernel module may not be loaded. *Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory *Get Device ID command failed *Unable to open SDR ...