Dell External OEMR 1435, User Manual

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Using the BMC Management Utility
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connect
Synopsis
connect -ip bmc-ip-address | bmc-host-name [ -u
username] [ -p password] [ -k IPMI encryption key value]
connect -com bmc_ip_address | bmc_hostname - u username
- p password
[- k KG value] <command>
Description
This command establishes an IPMI connection with the remote server in the
interactive mode to enable the user to perform server management activities.
The command remains active until the user quits the command prompt or
uses the command again to connect to a different server.
Options
-ip
bmc-ip-address|bmc_hostname
Specifies the out-of-band IP address or hostname of the remote managed
system.
-u username
Specifies the username to connect to the remote system.
-p password
Specifies the password to be used to connect to the remote managed system.
-k IPMI encryption key value
Specifies the KG value in Hex format. The IPMI encryption key is a public
key used to generate an encryption key for use between firmware and
application. It is differentiated from a password, which is not public and is
used to access the firmware. The maximum value is 20 ASCII hex pairs with
no spaces between the pairs.
NOTE:
Even number of hexadecimal characters is valid and odd number of
hexadecimal characters is invalid. For example, 123456AB67 is valid, and 123 is
invalid. Enter 00, 0000, etc. to disable encryption.