tldr/pages/linux/ipmitool.md

ipmitool

Interface with the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). More information: https://manned.org/ipmitool.

• Start the IPMI driver for local connections:

systemctl start ipmidrv

• Open IPMI shell on the local hardware:

sudo ipmitool shell

• Open IPMI shell on a remote host:

ipmitool -H {{ip_address}} -U {{user_name}} shell