IPMI Setup for Asus Workstation Boards

Install dependencies

IPMITools CLI

apt install ipmitool freeipmi-tools

Notes

Most Commands require a <channel>. Use Default 1 for most commands.

Configure Network

Print current Configuration

ipmitool lan print 1

1 references the IPMI Channel. For most Boards, there is only one (1)

Configure IP Source

ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static

Configure IP Address

ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr <ip>

Configure Subnet Mask

ipmitool lan set 1 netmask <mask>

Configure Default Gateway

ipmitool lan set 1 defgw <gateway>

Configure Users

List Users

ipmitool user list 1

This should produce a result like this

root@computer:/usr/sbin# ipmitool user list 1
ID  Name             Callin  Link Auth  IPMI Msg   Channel Priv Limit
1                    false   false      false      NO ACCESS
2   admin            false   false      true       ADMINISTRATOR
3   Administrator    true    true       true       ADMINISTRATOR
4                    true    false      false      NO ACCESS

Number of Users is limited by the printed slots (usually 15 - 16-1 = 4 Bit ID)

Callin allows the User access via the serial console

Link Auth forces additional ppp-authentication (chap/pap)

Set Admin password

ipmitool user set password 3 <password>