# ipmitool/ipmitool

An open-source tool for controlling IPMI-enabled systems

Repository: https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ipmitool
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ipmi, dcmi, serial-over-lan, fru, sensors, remote-control
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-02-09T08:10:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3069, "days_push": 1301, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1642, forks 425 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.399278+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, monitoring, logging, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, hardware, monitoring
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: ipmi, bmc, serial-over-lan, fru, sensors, remote-power-control, server-management, dcmi, command-line, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- ipmitool/ipmitool (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.399278+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:46:20.389721+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.399278+00:00, sha 90d9cd5365ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.