FortiGate-5140B Chassis Guide
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Using the shelf manager CLI
You can use the shelf manager command line interface (CLI) to communicate with the
intelligent management controllers of the chassis, with boards in the chassis, and with
the shelf manager itself. The CLI is an IPMI-based set of commands that can be
accessed directly or through a higher-level management application or a script. Using the
CLI, you can access information about the current state of the chassis including current
board population, current sensor values, threshold settings, recent events, and overall
chassis health.
The Shelf Manager communicates inside the chassis with
Intelligent Platform
Management Controllers
(
IPMC
), each of which is responsible for local management of
one or more
Field Replaceable Units
(
FRUs
), such as boards, fan trays or power entry
modules. Management communication within a chassis occurs primarily over the
Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB), which is implemented on two redundant
physical buses.
The shelf manager CLI can be used to communicate with the intelligent management
controllers of the shelf, with boards, and with the Shelf Manager itself. The CLI is an IPMI-
based set of commands. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface specification
(IPMI spec) can be found at
http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm
.
PICMG 3.0 specifications (developed by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group) define extensions to the IPMI specification. These specifications can be ordered
from
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Connecting to the shelf manager CLI using a serial port and setting up passwords
•
IPMB addresses, logical and physical slot numbers, and FRU ids
•
Basic shelf manager CLI Commands
•
Changing the shelf manager IP address and default gateway
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