How do I install and enable ipmitool?
To install the ipmitool software execute the following commands from a root shell:
Enterprise Linux 5.x / CentOS 5.x:
# yum install OpenIPMI OpenIPMI-tools
Enterprise Linux 6.x / CentOS 6.x or Fedora:
# yum install OpenIPMI ipmitool
Enterprise Linux 7.x / CentOS 7.x or Fedora:
# yum install OpenIPMI ipmitool
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
# apt-get install ipmitool
To enable IPMI access for non-Ubuntu distributions execute the following commands from a root shell:
# /sbin/chkconfig ipmi on # service ipmi start
Ubuntu starts the daemon automatically.