ipmitool/ipmitool
An open-source tool for controlling IPMI-enabled systems observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3069
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1301
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1642 stars · 425 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ipmitool is a command-line utility for managing and configuring IPMI-enabled hardware through its Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). It can read sensor data, display system event logs, print FRU inventory, configure LAN parameters, and perform remote chassis power control.
Use cases
- remotely power cycle a server via its BMC
- read hardware sensor values from the command line
- view the system event log (SEL) on a server
- print FRU inventory information for a machine
- configure BMC LAN parameters over IPMI
- debug or test a custom BMC implementation
- script server hardware management tasks
When to choose
- you administer servers with IPMI-capable BMCs and want a scriptable CLI
- you need remote power control or sensor monitoring without a full management application
- you're developing or debugging BMC firmware
When to avoid
- you need enterprise-scale fleet management with a GUI
- your hardware lacks an IPMI service processor
- you need serial-interface access, which ipmitool does not support
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli monitoring logging developer-tools developer-tools hardware monitoring cli cross-platform ipmi bmc serial-over-lan fru sensors remote-power-control server-management dcmi command-line automation linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool · fetched 2026-08-28 · 90d9cd5365ef
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ipmitool/ipmitool | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ipmitool/ipmitool")
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