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+# Installing IPMItool
+
+## Install, of course
+
+```
+apt-get install ipmitool
+```
+
+which will, among other things, produce
+
+```
+[....] Starting IPMI event daemon ipmievdipmievd: using pidfile /var/run/ipmievd.pid0
+Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
+Unable to open interface
+ failed!
+invoke-rc.d: initscript ipmievd, action "start" failed.
+Unable to start ipmievd during installation.  Trying to disable.
+```
+
+## Enable IPMI
+
+```
+modprobe ipmi_devintf
+modprobe ipmi_si
+```
+
+## Test
+
+```
+vm0.dfw.rg.net:/root# ipmitool lan print 1
+Set in Progress         : Set Complete
+Auth Type Support       : MD2 MD5 OEM 
+Auth Type Enable        : Callback : MD2 MD5 OEM 
+                        : User     : MD2 MD5 OEM 
+                        : Operator : MD2 MD5 OEM 
+                        : Admin    : MD2 MD5 OEM 
+                        : OEM      : 
+IP Address Source       : Static Address
+IP Address              : 198.666.42.34
+Subnet Mask             : 255.255.255.192
+MAC Address             : 00:30:48:f6:38:15
+SNMP Community String   : AMI
+IP Header               : TTL=0x00 Flags=0x00 Precedence=0x00 TOS=0x00
+BMC ARP Control         : ARP Responses Enabled, Gratuitous ARP Disabled
+Gratituous ARP Intrvl   : 0.0 seconds
+Default Gateway IP      : 198.666.42.1
+Default Gateway MAC     : 00:00:00:00:00:00
+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     : 1,2,3,6,7,8,11,12,0
+Cipher Suite Priv Max   : aaaaXXaaaXXaaXX
+                        :     X=Cipher Suite Unused
+                        :     c=CALLBACK
+                        :     u=USER
+                        :     o=OPERATOR
+                        :     a=ADMIN
+                        :     O=OEM
+```
+
+## Configure IPMI Using ipmitool
+
+Addresses and passwords have been changed to protect the guilty.
+
+```
+ipmitool lan set 1 ipsrc static
+ipmitool lan set 1 ipaddr 198.666.42.37
+ipmitool lan set 1 netmask 255.255.255.0
+ipmitool lan set 1 defgw ipaddr 198.666.42.1
+ipmitool user set password 2 omphamoskepsis
+ipmitool user set name 3 admin
+ipmitool user enable 3
+ipmitool user set password 3 omphamoskepsis
+ipmitool channel setaccess 1 3 privilege=4
+```