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NAME

       ipmiutil_serial - configure a system for Serial/EMP management functions, such as Terminal
       Mode, and optionally share the port with the Serial Console.

SYNOPSIS

       ipmiutil serial [-bcdeflq#rsvxB -m0 -m1 -n ser_chan -u user -p passwd -NUPREFJTVY]

DESCRIPTION

       ipmiutil serial is a program that  uses  an  IPMI  driver  to  send  IPMI  commands  which
       configure  a  system  to  enable  EMP/serial Terminal Mode management functions within the
       firmware, so that an administrator can use command-line character commands via the  serial
       port  to  power  cycle  the  system and perform other functions, even if the system is not
       running an OS.  This level of access needs to be protected by a  username/password  login,
       which  can  be  specified  with  this utility.  This utility can use either the /dev/ipmi0
       driver from OpenIPMI, the  /dev/imb  driver  from  Intel,  the  /dev/ipmikcs  driver  from
       valinux, direct user-space IOs, or the IPMI LAN interface if -N.

OPTIONS

       Command line options are described below.

       -b     Set  up  and  enable  the  Serial  Port  EMP  parameters  for Basic Mode management
              functions.  This does not set a username or password.

       -c     Configure and enable the Serial Port EMP parameters for  Terminal  Mode  management
              functions,  shared  with  BIOS  Console  Redirection.   Setting  a new username and
              password for serial access via -u and -p is recommended for security.

       -d     Disable the serial port access for IPMI commands.  The serial  port  is  then  only
              available  for BIOS console and OS functions.  A side-effect of this option is that
              it sets the default user (1) back to admin access.

       -e     Enable EMP Terminal Mode without shared BIOS console.  The serial port is then only
              available for EMP Terminal Mode functions.

       -f     Specifies  the  Flow  Control  for  the Serial EMP.  0 means no flow control, and 1
              means RTS/CTS flow control (default).  This must  match  the  BIOS  Serial  Console
              setting.

       -l     Show LAN Parameters. This option reads and displays the LAN Parameter configuration
              also.

       -m0    Switch the Serial Port MUX to  Baseboard/BIOS  Console  operation.   Set  no  other
              configuration parameters.

       -m1    Switch the Serial Port MUX to Terminal Mode management.  Set no other configuration
              parameters.

       -n ser_chan
              Sets the IPMI channel number to use for the EMP serial  channel  (often  4).   Note
              that  the  IPMI  channels  for  LAN, Serial, etc.  are numbered differently on each
              platform type.  The default is to detect the first available IPMI serial channel.

       -#     Same as -q below.

       -q     Specify an alternate user number for the EMP Username from the -u option.  This  is
              normally  user  number  2,  3, or 4, where 3 is the default.  The maximum number of
              users is 15.

       -r     Read Only.  This option just  reads  the  Serial  Parameter  configuration  without
              writing any values.

       -s     Set up and enable the Serial Port EMP parameters for Shared operation between Basic
              Mode management  functions  and  Baseboard  (BIOS)  Remote  Console.   This  option
              switches the Serial Port MUX to Baseboard Console operation.

       -t     Configure  and  enable  the Serial Port EMP parameters for Terminal Mode management
              functions, shared with BIOS  Console  Redirection.   Same  as  -c,  but  easier  to
              remember.

       -u username
              This  specifies  a username for the EMP Terminal Mode login.  It can be any string,
              up to 15 characters.  If -u is not used, the default user 1 (null) will be assumed.
              The username, if specified, will be set for user 3, unless option -q is specified.

       -p password
              This  specifies  a password for the EMP Terminal Mode login.  It can be any string,
              up to 15 characters.  A null password is used if none is specified.  This  password
              applies to user 3 if -u is used, to user 1 otherwise.

       -v priv
              Set  a  specific  access  priVilege  for  this user, where priv can be: 1=Callback,
              2=User, 3=Operator, 4=Admin, 5=OEM, 15=NoAccess The default  if  not  specified  or
              specified in error, is to use 4=Admin.

       -x     Causes extra debug messages to be displayed.

       -B     Set  the  Baud rate of the serial port to one of the following: 9600, 19,2K, 38.4K,
              57.6K, or 115.2K.  The default is 19.2K bps.

       -N nodename
              Nodename or IP address 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 rmt_pswd
              Remote password for the nodename given.  The default is a null password.

       -U rmt_user
              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   17):   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.  Default is 3.

       -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.

EXAMPLES

       ipmiutil serial -t (or -c)
              Enables  Terminal  Mode  management  functions,  shared  with  BIOS  Serial Console
              redirection.  The user can  switch  between  serial  console  operations  and  IPMI
              Terminal Mode commands by typing ESC ')' and ESC 'Q'.

       ipmiutil serial -s
              Enables   Basic   Mode   management  functions  shared  with  BIOS  Serial  Console
              redirection.  The user can switch between serial console operations and IPMI  Basic
              Mode management programs on the same serial port.

       ipmiutil serial -d
              Disables the serial port management functions.  This would be used if only the BIOS
              Serial Console were used and no BMC serial management functions.

       How to login to a Terminal Mode console:
       ESC (                   (switch to Terminal mode)
       [SYS PWD -N ]           (login for default user, null psw)
       [SYS PWD -U ROOT -N PASSWORD]  (syntax example for user 3)
       [SYS 000157 ACTIVATE]   (activate advanced commands)
       [SYS HEALTH QUERY]
       [SYS HELP]
       [SYS PWD]               (logoff)
       ESC Q                   (switch to BIOS console)
       See IPMI 1.5 Spec, Appendix E, and Intel TIGPR2U TPS for more information.

DEPENDENCIES

       The ipmiutil serial utility is intended to configure the EMP serial port on the server for
       shared  access  between  BMC/IPMI  functions and BIOS Console Redirection.  Some platforms
       only support only Basic Mode for BMC/IPMI functions.  Basic Mode requires a remote  client
       application  to  utilize it (Windows ISC Console/DPC, or a special modified Linux telnet).
       There are some platforms which implement Terminal Mode via IPMI v1.5 Appendix  E  to  make
       remote  management  with character commands available on the serial port without a special
       remote client application.

       For example, Intel TSRLT2 systems would use "ipmiutil serial -s"  for  Basic  Mode  shared
       functions,  but Intel TIGPR2U systems could use "ipmiutil serial -c" to configure Terminal
       Mode functions.  On your  system,  run  "ipmiutil  serial  -r"  to  check  whether  Serial
       Param(29):  "Terminal  Mode  Config"  is  supported.   If  not,  configure  Basic Mode via
       "ipmiutil serial -s".

PLATFORM SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES

       First, enter BIOS  Setup  for  Serial  Console  Redirection  parameters:  (these  vary  by
       platform)
         Console Redirection = Serial Port B
         ACPI Redirection = Disabled
         Baud Rate = 115.2K
         Flow Control = CTS/RTS
         Terminal Type = VT100
         Legacy Redirection = Enabled
       Note  that  the  Baud  Rate  can vary, but it must match in all locations where it is used
       (BIOS, IPMI, and Linux).
       For some non-Intel platforms, the serial console would be COM1 instead of COM2, but should
       be enabled in BIOS.
       From Linux, run "ipmiutil serial -c" for Terminal Mode shared configuration.
       Or,  on  older Intel TSRLT2 platforms: From Linux, run "ipmiutil serial -s" for Basic Mode
       Shared configuration.

LINUX CONFIGURATION FOR SERIAL CONSOLE

       If using lilo, in /etc/lilo.conf, add
         append="console=ttyS1,19200n8 console=tty0"
       (and comment out the "message=" line because it includes graphics)
       Note that the append line can be placed in the global section and removed from each kernel
       section if there are no other differences.

       Or, if using grub, edit /boot/grub/grub.conf as follows:
         #Omit the splashimage or gfxmenu
         # splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
         #The serial and terminal lines are not usually needed
         # serial --unit=1 --speed=19200 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
         # terminal --timeout=10 serial console
         #Add the console=ttyS* parameter to the kernel line
           kernel (hd0,0) /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 console=ttyS1,19200n8

       Add this line to /etc/initab, if ttyS1 is not already there:
         co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS1 19200 vt100

       Add this line to /etc/securetty, if ttyS1 is not already there:
         ttyS1

SEE ALSO

       ipmiutil(8)  ialarms(8)  iconfig(8)  icmd(8)  idiscover(8) ievents(8) ifru(8) igetevent(8)
       ihealth(8) ilan(8) ireset(8) isel(8) isensor(8) isol(8) iwdt(8)

WARNINGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2009  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 2.2: 17 Feb 2010                          ISERIAL(8)