SMCIPMITool: Supermicro Specific SMC IPMITool with OEM functions

• More to be added, quick note on measuring power with SMCIPMITool

• Note: this get the per PSU power

#!/bin/bash
rm epcc-head
rm epcc2
rm epcc3
rm epcc4
rm epcc5

while true
do
	./SMCIPMITool 172.28.0.15 ADMIN ADMIN pminfo | grep "Power" | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' >> epcc-head
	./SMCIPMITool 173.28.10.2 ADMIN ADMIN pminfo | grep "Power" | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' >> epcc2
	./SMCIPMITool 173.28.10.3 ADMIN ADMIN pminfo | grep "Power" | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' >> epcc3
	./SMCIPMITool 173.28.0.12 ADMIN ADMIN pminfo | grep "Power" | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' >> epcc4
	./SMCIPMITool 173.28.0.15 ADMIN ADMIN pminfo | grep "Power" | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' >> epcc5
done

• Get the system power

[root@head1 SMCIPMITool_2.16.0_build.160816_bundleJRE_Linux_x64]# ./SMCIPMITool storagenode120-ipmi ADMIN ADMIN nm20 oemGetPower
1098 watts

Update IPMI Firmware using lUpdate

lUpdate is packaged with the IPMI firmware (ver 1.21 used here)

# Perform over the network 
./lUpdate -f ../SMT_X9_320.bin -i lan -h ft2-ipmi -u ADMIN -p ADMIN

# Perform locally
./lUpdate -f ../SMT_X9_320.bin

Update the BIOS

[root@ft1 SMCIPMITool_2.11.0_bundleJRE_Linux_x64_20140704]# ./SMCIPMITool ft2-ipmi ADMIN ADMIN bios update ../updated_bios/X9DRF4.424/X9DRF4.424 -N -R -MER
Option: NVRAM overwrite
Option: ME region
Option: SMBIOS preserve
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BIOS Image info
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Date     = 04/24/2014
MB Type  = X9DRF-F
Size     = 16 MB
Rev      = 3.0b


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BIOS ROM info
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070a  BIOS Date: 1/29/2014 Rev 3.0a                             

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Uploading BIOS image
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Progress:|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| 100%
Upload Time: 1 min 26 sec(s)

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Updating BIOS
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Progress:|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| 100%
Update Time: 4 min 22 sec(s)
Total Elapse Time: 5 min 54 sec(s)
Done