Dell External OEMR 1435 User Guide - Page 57

Using IPMI Shell, IPMI Shell Command Syntax

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Using IPMI Shell To use IPMI Shell, perform the following steps: On systems running a supported Microsoft Windows operating system: 1 Start a Command Prompt window. 2 Locate the ipmish.exe file. By default, ipmish.exe is located in the directory: C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc. 3 Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to manage the remote system. See "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete list of valid options, commands, subcommands, and arguments. On systems running a supported Linux operating system: 1 Start an operating system (OS) shell. 2 Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to manage the remote system. See "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete list of valid options, commands, subcommands, and arguments. NOTE: The IPMI Shell will be located in /usr/sbin. IPMI Shell Command Syntax The general syntax of IPMI Shell CLI commands is as follows: ipmish [global-options] ... command [; command] ... The general usage for a command is: command [subcommand] [command option and argument] ... Both global options and command-specific options are always in the following form: -option argument For example: -help -max 20 -u John Using the BMC Management Utility 57

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Using the BMC Management Utility
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Using IPMI Shell
To use IPMI Shell, perform the following steps:
On systems running a supported Microsoft Windows operating system:
1
Start a
Command Prompt
window.
2
Locate the
ipmish.exe
file. By default,
ipmish.exe
is located in the
directory:
C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc.
3
Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to
manage the remote system. See "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete
list of valid options, commands, subcommands, and arguments.
On systems running a supported Linux operating system:
1
Start an operating system (OS) shell.
2
Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to
manage the remote system. See "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete
list of valid options, commands, subcommands, and arguments.
NOTE:
The IPMI Shell will be located in
/usr/sbin
.
IPMI Shell Command Syntax
The general syntax of IPMI Shell CLI commands is as follows:
ipmish
[
global-options
] …
command
[
; command
] …
The general usage for a command is:
command
[
subcommand
] [
command option and argument
] …
Both global options and command-specific options are always in the following
form:
-
option argument
For example:
-help
-max
20
-u
John