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IPMI command use for PowerEdge C-series

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IPMI command use for PowerEdge C-series

IPMI Commands for Dell PowerEdge C-series

Note: root/root works for web GUI, but not for IPMI. You’ll need to create a new user with SOL privileges to use ipmitool.

Power Control Commands

Control the power state of your server:

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# Power on the server
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas chassis power on

# Power off the server
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas chassis power off

# Reset the server
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas chassis power reset

# Soft shutdown
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas chassis power soft

Server Identification

Flash the identification light to locate the server physically:

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# Flash ID light for 3 seconds
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas chassis identify 3

Monitoring and Diagnostics

Event Logs

View the system event log:

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# Show event log
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas sel list

Sensor Information

Get sensor data in different formats:

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# Show sensors (format A - sensor data repository)
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas sdr list

# Show sensors (format B - current readings)
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas sensor

Individual Sensor Status

Check a specific sensor’s status:

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# Get status of a specific fan
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas sensor get FAN_1

Advanced Commands

Using Raw Commands

Get the hostname using raw IPMI commands:

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# Get hostname using raw commands
ipmitool -H 10.1.1.62 -U jonas -P jonas raw 0x06 0x59 0x00 0xd1 0x00 0x00
# Output example:
# 11 00 00 0e 50 6f 77 65 72 45 64 67 65 20 43 36 32 32

Decoding Raw Output

Convert the hex output to readable format using Python:

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# Python example to decode the hex output
>>> "506f77657245646765204336".decode("hex")
'PowerEdge C6'  # This is our hostname
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