hp workstations zx6000, hp server rx2600 - operation and maintenance guide

System Configuration
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
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1. Type the first letter or letters of the command, as indicated in the subsequent table,
followed by any required options. For example, to execute the Change Password
command, type C and press Enter.
2. Enter additional information if prompted, such as a new password and press Enter.
IPMI Commands
IPMI commands allow you to communicate with and configure various components of
the system. IPMI commands are only available to users with administrative level access.
All IPMI commands require a sequence of ASCII codes used as parameters. Each
command may include some or all of the following parameters:
• NetworkFunction and LUN (NetFnLun) — The NetFnLun parameterthat identifies
the functional class of the message.
• Command — The messages specified in this document contain a one-byte command
field. Commands are unique within a given Network Function. Command values can
range from 00h through FDh. Code FEh is reserved for future extension of the
specification, and code FFh is reserved for message interface level error reporting on
potential future interfaces.
• Data — The Data field carries the additional parameters for a request or a response,
if any.
Command Syntax Options Mode Description
C[hangePassword] <current passwordstring> prompts user for
new password
User Allows user to change
their own password
P[ower] <power setting> 0=off
1=on
User Forces system power
on or off, does not
shut down using OS
procedures
SDRR[ead] N/A User Read SDR repository
SELR[ead] N/A User Displays system
event log
FPLR[ead] N/A User Read FPL
H[elp] N/A User Displays list of BMC
commands
Q[uit] N/A User Logs out user, does
not close BMC session