IPMI 2.0 everywhere
ipmideck speaks standard IPMI 2.0, so most server BMCs respond. Support is tiered by how thoroughly each vendor has been tested. Fan-curve control (FanPilot) currently relies on Dell iDRAC raw commands; other vendors’ fan control is on the roadmap.| Vendor | Status | Enable IPMI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell PowerEdge / iDRAC | Supported / tested | Dell iDRAC guide | IPMI 2.0, fully supported and tested. |
| Supermicro | Experimental | Supermicro guide | IPMI 2.0, works, not yet exhaustively tested. |
| HPE iLO | Experimental | HPE iLO guide | IPMI 2.0, experimental, not yet exhaustively tested. |
| Lenovo XCC | Experimental | Lenovo XCC guide | IPMI 2.0, experimental, not yet exhaustively tested. |
| IBM IMM | Experimental | IBM IMM guide | IPMI 2.0, experimental, not yet exhaustively tested. |
Any BMC that implements IPMI 2.0 should connect for sensor monitoring, power control,
SEL, and FRU. The tiers above describe how much FanPilot fan control and vendor-specific
behavior has been validated on real hardware.
Enabling IPMI on your BMC
Most servers ship with IPMI-over-LAN disabled or with default credentials. Before ipmideck can connect, you need to enable IPMI 2.0 over LAN and set a user account on the BMC. The Enabling IPMI on your BMC → guide has a per-vendor walkthrough for each controller:- Dell iDRAC
- Supermicro: low-confidence; verify on hardware
- HPE iLO
- Lenovo XCC
- IBM IMM: low-confidence; verify on hardware
The Supermicro and IBM IMM2 walkthroughs are flagged low-confidence, their BMC
navigation paths come from sparse documentation and need validation on real hardware
before you rely on them. Each page carries a prominent warning.