Raritan Computer SX - Manual (Page 171)

C HAPTER 13: I NTELLIGENT P LATFORM M ANAGEMENT I NTERFACE 153
Chapter 13: Intelligent Platform Management
Interface
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI lets you manage the IPMI functions of a
remote system. The following topics are covered in this chapter:
• Discover IPMI Devices
• IPMI Configuration (thoroug
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) lets you manage the IPMI functions of a
remote system.
Figure 90 IPMI Screen
Discover IPMI Devices
To discover IPMI servers on the network:
1. Click the IPMI tab, and then click Discover IPMI Devices. The Discover IPMI Devices
screen appears.
Figure 91 Discover IPMI Devices Screen
2. You can leave the Options field blank, or you can enter -t timeout [seconds].
3. Type starting and ending IP addresses in the corresponding fields. The DSX will discover all
IPMI devices within this range of IP addresses.
4. Click on the IPMI Discover button.
Example
The following is an example of the output when nothing has been entered in the Options field:
Result:
Discovering IPMI Devices ...
--- ipmidiscover statistics ---
448 requests transmitted, 0 responses received in time, 100.0% packet
loss