brew freeipmi

Brew freeipmi is a package available on Homebrew that provides a free and open-source IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) library and tools to manage and monitor remote systems.

Installation

To install Brew freeipmi, simply run the following command in your terminal:

brew install freeipmi

Features

Brew freeipmi provides a set of command-line tools that can be used to manage and monitor remote systems. Some of the most useful tools are:

• ipmi-sensors: A tool that displays the readings of the sensors on the remote system, such as temperature, voltage, and fan speed.
• ipmi-raw: A tool that allows sending raw IPMI commands to the remote system.
• ipmi-console: A tool that provides a console interface to the remote system, allowing for remote control.

Usage

To use the command-line tools provided by Brew freeipmi, you need to have access to a remote system that supports IPMI. You also need to know the IP address and login credentials for the remote system.

Here is an example of using ipmi-sensors tool to get the sensor readings:

sudo ipmi-sensors -h <IP_address> -u <username> -p <password> -l USER

This will display the readings for all the available sensors on the remote system.

Conclusion

Brew freeipmi is a powerful tool for managing and monitoring remote systems. With its command-line interface and support for raw IPMI commands, it provides a flexible and customizable solution for various use cases.