ECS: Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0
Summary: This article is to help understand that running the ipmitool command could return that it could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0.
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Symptoms
Unable to run ipmitool commands on a node, ipmitool returns the below output:
Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
Cause
The ECS is unable to identify the file and the driver.
Resolution
Reach out to ECS technical support for assistance referring to this KB.
Affected Products
ECS ApplianceProducts
ECS Appliance, ECS Appliance Gen 1, ECS Appliance Gen 2, ECS Appliance Gen 3Article Properties
Article Number: 000081483
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 30 Sept 2025
Version: 4
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