Common IPMI commands

You can use IPMI commands to perform various managing tasks for your system.

Table 1. Common IPMI commands
Command option	Description
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass chassis power on`	Powers on the server.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass chassis power off`	Powers off the server.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass chassis status`	Checks the server status.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass chassis power cycle`	Power cycle the server.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass sol activate`	Activates SOL system console.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass sol deactivate`	Deactivates SOL system console.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass sel list`	Returns an error log.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass sdr list`	Lists status of all sensors.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass sol set retry-interval value`	Sets the default retry-interval value in milliseconds.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass fru print`	Prints the FRU information.
`ipmitool -I lanplus -H myserver.example.com -P mypass user list`	Lists the IPMI users.