Chapter 16. Powering on your server with IPMI

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is the default console to use when connecting to the OPAL firmware.

Use the default values for IPMI:

  • Default user: ADMIN
  • Default password: admin
Note

After your system powers on, the Petitboot interface loads. If you do not interrupt the boot process by pressing any key within 10 seconds, Petitboot automatically boots the first option. To power on your server from a PC or notebook that is running Linux, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal program on your PC or notebook.

  2. To power on your server, run the following command: 

    ipmitool -I lanplus -H server_ip_address -U ipmi_user -P ipmi_password chassis power on

    where server_ip_ipaddress is the IP address of the Power system and ipmi_password is the password set up for IPMI.

    Note

    If your system is already powered on, continue to activate your IPMI console.

  3. Activate your IPMI console by running this command 

    ipmitool -I lanplus -H server_ip_address -U ipmi_user -P ipmi_password sol activate
Note

Use your keyboard up arrow to display the previous ipmitool command. You can edit previous commands to avoid typing the entire command again. If you need to power off or reboot your system, deactivate the console by running this command: 

ipmitool -I lanplus -H server_ip_address -U user-name -P ipmi_password sol deactivate

To reboot the system, run this command: 

ipmitool -I lanplus -H server_ip_address -U user-name -P ipmi_password chassis power reset