How To Install OpenIPMI on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI on CentOS 8.
What is OpenIPMI
The Open IPMI project aims to develop an open code base to allow access to platform information using Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). This package contains the tools of the OpenIPMI project. OpenIPMI 2.0.29 1.el8 x86_64 126 k OpenIPMI-2.0.29-1.el8.src.rpm baseos IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) library and tools http LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ or BSD The Open IPMI project aims to develop an open code base to allow access to platform information using Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). This package contains the tools of the OpenIPMI project.
We can use yum or dnf to install OpenIPMI on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install OpenIPMI.
Install OpenIPMI on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install OpenIPMI using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install OpenIPMI
Install OpenIPMI on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install OpenIPMI using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install OpenIPMI
How To Uninstall OpenIPMI on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the OpenIPMI package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove OpenIPMI
OpenIPMI Package Contents on CentOS 8
/etc/sysconfig/ipmi
/usr/bin/ipmi_ui
/usr/bin/ipmicmd
/usr/bin/ipmish
/usr/bin/openipmi_eventd
/usr/bin/openipmicmd
/usr/bin/openipmish
/usr/bin/rmcp_ping
/usr/bin/solterm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/3760fb1d8f5f6dc6ffb261547b337bdbd04476
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/05a1bdc4f9d853946e8e31ae92d0aa6420caef
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/0b52a9fa4420de7bec2ea5db3cf0c10357713b
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/bc42b236b6bbda175733fcc84009098a86002a
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/b2e236d8738df6f21ec447c09d216f6126f2ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7
/usr/lib/.build-id/d7/56d9ede49512e46f543d5d0f130ad8eaa6e5c8
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ipmi.service
/usr/libexec/openipmi-helper
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/CONFIGURING_FOR_LAN
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/README
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/README.Force
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/README.MotorolaMXP
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI/COPYING.BSD
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/ipmi_ui.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ipmicmd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ipmish.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openipmi_eventd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openipmicmd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openipmish.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rmcp_ping.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/solterm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ipmi_cmdlang.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/openipmi_conparms.7.gz
/etc/sysconfig/ipmi
/usr/bin/ipmi_ui
/usr/bin/ipmicmd
/usr/bin/ipmish
/usr/bin/openipmi_eventd
/usr/bin/openipmicmd
/usr/bin/openipmish
/usr/bin/rmcp_ping
/usr/bin/solterm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e/18c7a4fc92a224bcd01de663247b165d624b26
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/8273e4461a2c9bd8d0cb72b290cb70e6bcdd25
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/c10fa87ed1294585dc5ddc50fe28a9c400e947
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/e55c24cd779f7ff41c17935b194e14de5a0325
/usr/lib/.build-id/af
/usr/lib/.build-id/af/11b773aa9c56d2c597a80a29bb376584bc1a99
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0/fa01004a01619e9cca465b2e85b589c7c1abcc
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ipmi.service
/usr/libexec/openipmi-helper
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/CONFIGURING_FOR_LAN
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/README
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/README.Force
/usr/share/doc/OpenIPMI/README.MotorolaMXP
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI/COPYING.BSD
/usr/share/licenses/OpenIPMI/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/ipmi_ui.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ipmicmd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ipmish.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openipmi_eventd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openipmicmd.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openipmish.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rmcp_ping.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/solterm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ipmi_cmdlang.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/openipmi_conparms.7.gz
References
- [OpenIPMI website](http://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmi/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/openipmi/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.