ipmiutil is an easy to use set of IPMI server management utilities. It can get/set sensor readings & thresholds, automate SEL management, do SOL console, etc. Supports Linux, Windows, BSD, Solaris, MacOSX. The only IPMI project tool that runs natively on Windows. See http://ipmiutil.sf.net for rpms, etc. (formerly called panicsel). It can run driverless in Linux for use on boot media or embedded environments.
I needed to reset the password on my Dell PowerEdge server. I don't do this stuff every day, so I go to Dell.com and start trying to figure it out. I found Dell software called racadm that's supposed to do this stuff, so I download it, and it doesn't install properly, but after some messing about with binaries and getting files linked to the binary properly, I finally get racadm to execute, but the software doesn't actually work. Contact Dell Support, after spending all day with them, with no resolution, I start to dig around on how this all works. Long story short it's using IPMI, which is apparently an open standard.
So I find ipmiutil and think maybe it will work?
Installed it in like 10s and within 15s I was getting useful information out of ipmiutil, it just works! So I start digging around, does it support password resets?!
After reading the manpage and some troubleshooting, this is what eventually worked for me:
Thank you developers for amazing software, that works better than Dell's. They were trying to get me to install web servers and certificate management tools and gosh knows what else. It was a giant disaster from start to end. Your tool just works. Amazing! Huge thank you.
Anyways, I know this isn't an issue, but your mailing list hasn't been used since 2021 it seems and really wanted to thank you for your hard work! Please close, I have no recommendations or issues with your software!
My story:
I needed to reset the password on my Dell PowerEdge server. I don't do this stuff every day, so I go to Dell.com and start trying to figure it out. I found Dell software called
racadmthat's supposed to do this stuff, so I download it, and it doesn't install properly, but after some messing about with binaries and getting files linked to the binary properly, I finally getracadmto execute, but the software doesn't actually work. Contact Dell Support, after spending all day with them, with no resolution, I start to dig around on how this all works. Long story short it's using IPMI, which is apparently an open standard.So I find ipmiutil and think maybe it will work?
Installed it in like 10s and within 15s I was getting useful information out of ipmiutil, it just works! So I start digging around, does it support password resets?!
After reading the manpage and some troubleshooting, this is what eventually worked for me:
ipmiutil lan -G <SRCIP> -H <SRCMAC> -e -u <USERNAME> -p <PASSWORD>Thank you developers for amazing software, that works better than Dell's. They were trying to get me to install web servers and certificate management tools and gosh knows what else. It was a giant disaster from start to end. Your tool just works. Amazing! Huge thank you.
Anyways, I know this isn't an issue, but your mailing list hasn't been used since 2021 it seems and really wanted to thank you for your hard work! Please close, I have no recommendations or issues with your software!