Dell PowerEdge 7250, User Manual

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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
Go to the directory where the file ipmish.exe is located. By default, ipmish.exe is located at
the directory: C:\ProgramFiles\ Dell\OpenManage\bmcconsole.
3
Enter IPMI Shell commands (see "IPMI Shell Command Syntax") to manage the remote
system. Go to "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete list of valid options, commands,
subcommands, and arguments.
On systems running a supported Red Hat 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. Go to "IPMI Shell Commands" for a complete list of valid options, commands,
subcommands, and arguments.
IPMI Shell Command Syntax
The general syntax of IPMI Shell CLI commands is as follows:
ipmish [ global-option ] … command [ ; command ] …
where a command is :
command [ subcommand ] [ command option and argument ] …
Both global options and command-specific options are always in the form of:
- option argument
For example:
-help
-max
20
-u John
Arguments with embedded tabs or spaces must be enclosed in matching double quotation marks
("). For example:
-user "John Smith"
Every command has one default action. The default action is typically, but not always, the
equivalent of reading and displaying the current setting or status for the command.