When the BMC console is lost but the host is not…
# First install ipmitool
> sudo yum install OpenIPMI ipmitool
# Lets have a look on user on channel1
> sudo ipmitool user list 1
ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit
1 false false true ADMINISTRATOR
2 admin false false true ADMINISTRATOR
3 ADMIN false false true ADMINISTRATOR
4 true false false NO ACCESS
5 true false false NO ACCESS
6 true false false NO ACCESS
7 true false false NO ACCESS
8 true false false NO ACCESS
9 true false false NO ACCESS
10 true false false NO ACCESS
11 true false false NO ACCESS
12 true false false NO ACCESS
13 true false false NO ACCESS
14 true false false NO ACCESS
15 true false false NO ACCESS
16 true false false NO ACCESS
# Cold or warm reset
> sudo ipmitool mc reset cold
# Check IP info, channel1
> sudo ipmitool lan print 1
Set in Progress : Set Complete
Auth Type Support : NONE MD2 MD5 PASSWORD OEM
Auth Type Enable : Callback : MD5
: User : MD5
: Operator : MD5
: Admin : MD5
: OEM : MD5
IP Address Source : Static Address
IP Address : 10.11.32.83
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
MAC Address : e0:d5:5e:ca:ad:48
SNMP Community String : AMI
IP Header : TTL=0x40 Flags=0x40 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x10
BMC ARP Control : ARP Responses Enabled, Gratuitous ARP Disabled
Gratituous ARP Intrvl : 0.0 seconds
Default Gateway IP : 10.11.32.1
Default Gateway MAC : 00:0c:29:b3:54:98
Backup Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0
Backup Gateway MAC : 00:00:00:00:00:00
802.1q VLAN ID : Disabled
802.1q VLAN Priority : 0
RMCP+ Cipher Suites : 0,1,2,3,6,7,8,11,12,15,16,17
Cipher Suite Priv Max : caaaaaaaaaaaXXX
: X=Cipher Suite Unused
: c=CALLBACK
: u=USER
: o=OPERATOR
: a=ADMIN
: O=OEM
Bad Password Threshold : 0
Invalid password disable: no
Attempt Count Reset Int.: 0
User Lockout Interval : 0
# Edit user 3 properties, channel1
> sudo ipmitool -I open channel setaccess 1 3 callin=on ipmi=on link=on privilege=0x4