Transcript Server Management: IPMI 1.5 (Intelligent Platform Management

IPMI 2.0 Overview
• SOL-Serial redirection over Lan
Management console
• Management of servers and systems in a
remote environment over LAN connections
• Allow IT managers to manage their servers and
systems, regardless of system health and
power state
Network
• Backward compatible with existing IPMI
v1.0/1.5 commands
• Session Security Control
• Session management
- Increases scalability for enterpriseclass servers
- Session must be activated before it can be
used
- LAN channel is multi-session
- Serial channel is single-session
• Security control
- User name
- Password
- Privilege: Admin, Operator, User
IPMI 2.0 Architecture
IPMI 2.0 Features
• IPMI over LAN
- Ability to send and receive IPMI
messages directly to BMC via LAN
• LAN Alerting
- Via PET (Platform Event Trap/
SNMP trap)
• Event Log
- BIOS event
- Hardware Health Monitor Event
- System Operation Event
• OS Platform Independent
• Hardware Health Monitor
- System/CPU temperature
- Fan speeds
- Voltage
- Chassis Intrusion
- Power Supply Failed
- FRU (Field Replaceable Unit)
Log-on
Power
Log-in
Event Log
Sensors
BMC Setting
User Setting
Console Redirection
Sensors
CLI – Command Line Interface
Ideal tool for Linux users
• Login
• Sensor
• Power Control
• Event Log
• Text Console Redirection