Supermicro
On Supermicro chassis, the IPMI password appears on one or more of the following:
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a sticker near the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)
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a sticker near the motherboard serial number label
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the service tag
See Supermicro’s BMC Unique Password Guide [PDF] for more information.
GIGABYTE
On GIGABYTE chassis, the IPMI password appears on one or more of the following:
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a sticker affixed to the motherboard
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the chassis itself
See GIGABYTE’s BMC Unique Pre-Programmed Password Reference Guide [PDF] for more information.
Tip
You can choose your own IPMI password from within Ubuntu:
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Run
sudo apt-get install ipmitoolto installipmitool, which is a program for managing IPMI functions. -
Run
ipmitool user list 1to view the user list. Confirm thatID 2isadminorADMIN. -
Run
ipmitool user set password 2to set a new IPMI password.