Users Guide

Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 5 39
Configuring IPMI
This section provides information about configuring and using the DRAC 5 IPMI interface. The
interface includes the following:
•IPMI over LAN
•IPMI over Serial
•Serial over LAN
The DRAC5 is fully IPMI 2.0 compliant. You can configure the DRAC IPMI using your browser; using an
open source utility, such as ipmitool; using the Dell OpenManage IPMI shell, ipmish; or using
RACADM.
For more information about using the IPMI Shell, ipmish, see the Dell OpenManage™ BMC User's
Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
For more information about using RACADM, see "Using RACADM."
Configuring IPMI Using the Web-Based Interface
1 Login to the remote system using a supported Web browser. See "Accessing the Web-Based Interface."
2 Configure IPMI over LAN.
a In the System tree, click Remote Access .
b Click the Configuration tab and click Network .
c In the Network Configuration page under IPMI LAN Settings , select Enable IPMI Over LAN
and click Apply Changes .
d Update the IPMI LAN channel privileges, if required.
NOTE: This setting determines the IPMI commands that can be executed from the IPMI over LAN interface.
For more information, see the IPMI 2.0 specifications.
Under IPMI LAN Settings , click the Channel Privilege Level Limit drop-down menu, select
Administrator , Operator , or User and click Apply Changes .
e Set the IPMI LAN channel encryption key, if required.
NOTE: The DRAC 5 IPMI supports the RMCP+ protocol.
Under IPMI LAN Settings in the Encryption Key field , type the encryption key and click Apply
Changes
.
NOTE: The encryption key must consist of an even number of hexadecimal characters with a maximum of 40
characters.
3 Configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL).
a In the System tree, click Remote Access .
b In the Configuration tab, click Serial Over LAN .
c In the Serial Over LAN Configuration page, select Enable Serial Over LAN .