Low-confidence guide, verify on your hardware before relying on these steps.
Supermicro BMC firmware differs significantly between board generations (X8 through X12).
The screenshots below are from an older Supermicro BMC and BIOS; treat the navigation
paths as a starting point, confirm them against your own board, and report corrections.
Owner hardware validation is pending.
Supermicro is Experimental with ipmideck, IPMI 2.0 works but is not yet exhaustively
tested. On most Supermicro boards IPMI-over-LAN is enabled by default; the main task
is giving the BMC a reachable LAN address, either from the web interface or from BIOS.
Option A: from the BMC web interface
Log in to the BMC web interface
In a browser, navigate to the BMC IP address. The default credentials are
ADMIN / ADMIN, change them immediately after first access. Open Configuration → Network
Open the Configuration tab and choose Network from the options list. (This older
firmware groups everything under Configuration; newer boards may label it
Network → Network Settings.) Set the BMC's network address
Choose Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) or Use the following IP address
and enter a static IP, subnet mask, and gateway, then click Save. IPMI-over-LAN is
already active on the default channel, this just makes the BMC reachable. Option B: from BIOS
If the BMC has no address yet, set it from BIOS. Press DEL during POST to enter the
BIOS Setup Utility.
Advanced → IPMI Configuration
On the Advanced tab, open IPMI Configuration. Set LAN Configuration
Confirm Status Of BMC: Working, then open Set LAN Configuration. Open the LAN channel
Under LAN Configuration (Channel 01) you can set the IP Address, Subnet Mask,
and Gateway Address. Set a static IP, subnet, and gateway
Set IP Address Source to Static, then enter the IP, subnet mask, and gateway.
Press F10 to save and exit. Verify
From the host that will run ipmideck:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc-ip> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN chassis status
Flag for review: Supermicro BMC firmware varies a lot across X8–X12 generations and
these screenshots are from an older board. Newer boards (X11 / X12) have a redesigned web
UI. Test against your specific board before relying on this guide.
Source
CITED: supermicro.com/manuals/other/IPMI_Users_Guide.pdf ·
Thomas-Krenn Wiki, Supermicro IPMI Configuration
