You can issue IPMI commands through the host OS or directly to the BMC. You need to enable IPMI over LAN for the BMC to accept IPMI from a remote session.
I need to remotely restart the server, how do i do that from a windows laptop ?
You would connect to the BMC through a remote session like SSH and issue the IPMI command. You may need to install additional software to allow IPMI commands on the laptop. The syntax of the command may vary based on the tool you install. You will need to reference the documentation for the tool. IPMI is an industry standard, I'm not aware of any documentation or manuals we have created on how to use IPMI. The command to restart would be something like:
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Hello
You can issue IPMI commands through the host OS or directly to the BMC. You need to enable IPMI over LAN for the BMC to accept IPMI from a remote session.
www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/dell-openmanage-baseboard-mgmt-cntrllr-v4.3/
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