IPMITool In-Band
IPMITool in-band helps in configuring and managing devices.
For more information on IPMITool, see the
Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide
available at www.dell.com/support/manuals.
Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems For IPMITool In-
Band
The following table lists the supported Windows operating systems for the IPMITool In-Band.
An ' X ' in the operating system column indicates IPMITool in-band support.
Table 20. Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for IPMITool In-Band
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2008 (32-
bit and
64-bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2008 R2
(64-bit)
Microsoft
Windows
XP (32-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Vista (32-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Vista (64-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
7.0 (32-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
7.0 (64-
bit)
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2012
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2012 R2
Edition SP1/SP2 SP1/SP2 SP3 SP2 SP2
IPMITool X X X X X
IPMITool
In-Band
X X X X X X X X X
Supported Linux Operating Systems for IPMITool In-Band
The following table lists the supported Linux operating systems for the IPMITool In-Band.
An 'X ' in the operating system column indicates IPMITool in-band support.
Table 21. Supported Linux Operating Systems for IPMITool In-Band
SUSE
Linux
Enterpri
se
Server
10 SP3
(64-bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enterpri
se
Server
10 SP4
(64-bit
SUSE
Linux
Enterpri
se
Server
11 SP1
(64-bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enterpri
se
Server
11 SP2
(64-bit)
SUSE
Linux
Enterpri
se
Server
11 SP3
(64-bit)
Red Hat
Enterpri
se
Linux
5.8 (32-
bit)
Red Hat
Enterpri
se
Linux
5.8 (64-
bit)
Red Hat
Enterpri
se
Linux
5.9 (32-
bit and
64-bit)
Red Hat
Enterpri
se
Linux
6.3 (64-
bit)
Red Hat
Enterpri
se
Linux
6.4 (64-
bit)
Red Hat
Enterpri
se
Linux
6.5 (64-
bit)
IPMITo
ol In-
Band
X X X X X X x X X X X
IPMITool Out-of-Band
BMC Management Utility (BMU) is a utility to access Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and perform
management activities. BMU allows remote, out-of-band LAN and/or serial port power control, event log access, and
console redirection.
IPMI Tool is a Command Line Interface (CLI) utility that helps in configuring and managing devices using the IPMI
version 1.5 and later protocol. IPMI Tool supports out-of-band (OOB) access (over a LAN or through the serial port) to a
single system at a time. IPMI Tool also supports in-band access.
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