openipmi_conparms(7) Connection Parameters for OpenIPMI openipmi_conparms(7)
NAME
openipmi_cmdparms - Connection parmeters for OpenIPMI
SYNOPSIS
smi smi-num
lan [-U username] [-P password] [-p[2] port] [-A authtype] [-L privi-
lege] [-s] [-Ra auth alg] [-Ri integ alg] [-Rc conf algo] [-Rl] [-Rk
bmc key] [-H hackname] host [ host]
DESCRIPTION
The connection parameters for OpenIPMI vary depending on the connection
type. This document describes the standard connection types; others
may be available from OEMs.
OPTIONS
smi-num
The SMI interface for the local connection. There may be more
than one BMC connection on a system and they are generally num-
bered, like /dev/ipmi0, /dev/ipmi1, etc.
-U username
Use the given username for the LAN connection. If none is
given, then no username is used.
-P password
The password to use for the connection. If none is given, the
user is assumed to have an empty password
-p[2] port
The UCP port to connect to. This defaults to the standard 623
port, so it is not necessary unless a special port is required.
Note that since you can have two connections (hosts), -p is for
the first host and -p2 is for the second host.
-A authtype
The authentication type to use, one of rmcp+, md5, md2,
straight, or none. If you don't supply this, the most secure
one available is chosen, in the order given in the previous
list.
-L privilege
The privilege to use for the connection. Lower privileges can-
not execute some commands. Privileges are: callback, user, op-
erator, admin, and oem. The default is admin.
-Ra authentication algorithm
Set the RMCP+ authentication algorithm to use. Options are: bm-
cpick, rakp_none, rakp_hmac_sha1, and rakp_hmac_md5. The bm-
cpick option is used by default, which means the BMC picks the
algorithm it wants to use.
-Ri integrity algorithm
The RMCP+ integrity algorithm to use. This ensures that the
data has not be altered between the sender and receiver. Valid
options are: bmcpick, none, hmac_sha1, hmac_md5, and md5. The
bmcpick option is used by default, which means the BMC picks the
algorithm it wants to use.
-Rc confidentiality algorithm
The RMCP+ confidentiality (encryption) algorithm to use. This
keeps evesdroppers from seeing the data. Valid values are: bm-
cpick, aes_cbc_128, xrc4_128, and xrc_40. The bmcpick option is
used by default, which means the BMC picks the algorithm it
wants to use.
-Rl If this is specified, the username is looked up using the privi-
lege level along with the username. This allows the same name
to have different passwords with different privilege levels.
-Rk BMC Key
If the system requires two-key lookups, this specifies the sec-
ond key (the BMC key) to use. This is ignored if two-key
lookups are not enabled by the BMC.
-H hackname
Well, it always happens. Things in the field don't work quite
like they are supposed to. There was some vagueness in the
first IPMI specs and different vendors interpreted RMCP+ in dif-
ferent ways. This allows different options to be supported.
Try different hacks if your RMCP+ systems don't authenticate
properly. These are:
rakp3_wrong_rolem
Some systems use the incorrect Role(m) field in a spe-
cific authentication message (the RAKP3 message). This
is a common problem.
rmcpp_integ_sik
The original IPMI 2.0 spec specified the incorrect key to
use for the integrity key. This forces use of the Ses-
sion Initiation Key. The default is to use K(1)
-s Make two connections to the BMC. This means the BMC has two
different IP addresses/ports that are equivalent. If this is
specified, a second host must be supplied. This is not the same
as two connections to two different BMCs. This must be a con-
nection to the same BMC.
host The IP address (either by name lookup or specified directly) to
connect to. If the -s is specified, two hosts must be supplied.
The -Ra, -Ri, -Rc, -Rk and -Rl options only apply to RMCP+ connections
and will be ignored if the connection does not support RMCP+ or if a
non-RMCP+ authentication type is specified.
SEE ALSO
ipmish(8), openipmicmd(8), solterm(1)
KNOWN PROBLEMS
This is excessively complicated, but the defaults should be good.
AUTHOR
Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>
OpenIPMI 05/13/03 openipmi_conparms(7)
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