NAME

       iseltime - synchronize BMC SEL time with OS system time

SYNOPSIS

       seltime [-sx -NUPRETVF]

DESCRIPTION

       seltime  is  a  program  that uses IPMI commands to set the BMC SEL time from the OS system time.  The OS
       system time should be in sync with the BIOS Real-Time-Clock.  The OS system time may also  be  kept  from
       drifting  via  an  NTP  server.   Normally  the  BIOS will set the BMC time from the RTC during boot, but
       running this command may be necessary periodically if the system does not  reboot  for  many  weeks,  for
       instance.   Note that this command should not be run too frequently to avoid BMC timing issues.  Once per
       day should be sufficient.

       Run with no options, this command reads the BMC SEL time without setting anything.

       This utility can use either the /dev/ipmi0 openipmi driver, the /dev/imb Intel driver,  the  /dev/ipmikcs
       valinux driver, a driverless interface, or IPMI LAN.

OPTIONS

       -s     Sets the SEL time (no more than once a day).

       -x     Causes eXtra debug messages to be displayed.

       -N nodename
              Nodename  of  the  remote  target system.  If a nodename is specified, IPMI LAN interface is used.
              Otherwise the local system management interface is used.

       -P/-R password
              Remote password for the nodename given.  The default is a null password.

       -U username
              Remote username for the nodename given.  The default is a null username.

       -E     Use the remote password from Environment variable IPMI_PASSWORD.

       -F drv_t
              Force the driver type to one of the followng: imb, va, open, gnu, landesk, lan, lan2, lan2i,  kcs,
              smb.   Note  that  lan2i means lan2 with intelplus.  The default is to detect any available driver
              type and use it.

       -J     Use  the  specified  LanPlus  cipher  suite  (0  thru  14):  0=none/none/none,   1=sha1/none/none,
              2=sha1/sha1/none,  3=sha1/sha1/cbc128, 4=sha1/sha1/xrc4_128, 5=sha1/sha1/xrc4_40, 6=md5/none/none,
              ... 14=md5/md5/xrc4_40.

       -T     Use a specified IPMI LAN Authentication Type: 0=None, 1=MD2, 2=MD5, 4=Straight Password, 5=OEM.

       -V     Use a specified IPMI LAN privilege  level.  1=Callback  level,  2=User  level,  3=Operator  level,
              4=Administrator level (default), 5=OEM level.

       -Y     Yes, do prompt the user for the IPMI LAN remote password.  Alternatives for the password are -E or
              -P.

SEE ALSO

       ipmiutil(8) isel(8) ievents(8) icmd(8)

WARNINGS

       See http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/ for the latest version of ipmiutil and any bug fix list.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2013  Kontron America, Inc.

       See the file COPYING in the distribution for more details regarding redistribution.

       This utility is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

AUTHOR

       Andy Cress <arcress at users.sourceforge.net>

                                            Version 1.0: 01 Apr 2013                                 ISELTIME(8)