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50NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
IPMI Devices
Note: The IPMI Devices icon is only available with the purchase of the 5-node Scanner/
IPMI Pack. For more information, contact your NetBotz authorized reseller or the NetBotz
support team.
The IPMI standard defines a hardware and software management interface and implementation that
provide different hardware platforms with compatible server management and control functions. Use the
IPMI Devices icon to add network-attached, Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)-enabled
devices to the list of devices monitored by your NetBotz appliance. Supported IMPI versions follow:
• IPMI V1.5 over LAN
• IPMI V2.0 over LAN
• SuperMicro V1.5 over LAN
• IPMI V1.5 over LAN for Intel V2 BMCs
• IPMI V2.0 over LAN for Intel V2 BMCs
Adding, editing, and removing IPMI devices
To add an IPMI device to the list of devices monitored by your NetBotz appliance or to edit an IMPI
Device:
1. Click the IPMI Devices icon to display the IPMI Device Configuration window.
2. To add a new IPMI device, click Add. To edit a target, select the device from the IPMI Devices
selection list and click Edit.
3. The Add (or Edit) IPMI Devices window opens. This window contains the following fields:
4. Click OK to save the settings for this IPMI-enabled device.
To remove IPMI devices from the IPMI Devices selection list, select IPMI-enabled devices from the
list and click Remove.
Item Description
Hostname/IP Address The hostname or IP address of the IPMI-enabled device.
User name The User ID that accesses the IPMI interface on the IPMI-enabled
device.
Password / Verify
password
The Password that accesses the IPMI interface on the IPMI-enabled
device.
Protocol The IPMI protocol that communicates with the IPMI interface on
the IPMI-enabled device.
Scan interval How frequently the appliance queries an IPMI device for data.
Note: You can force the appliance to do a scan at any time by
clicking Scan Now in the IPMI Device Configuration window.
Device Controls The control options enabled on this IPMI device. These
capabilities only function on IPMI devices that support the specific
IPMI control option.