Ipmitool

ipmitool is a Linux command line utility for controlling ipmi interfaces.

Using ipmitool

The basic syntax for ipmitool is:

ipmitool [option] <command>

For a full list of commands and options see the ipmitool Man page.

Sample Commands

To check the power status of Taro you would use this command:

ipmitool -U ADMIN -H 10.0.0.147 -a chassis power status

The chassis command also has the ability to change the server's power status.

ipmitool Man page