Define an IPMI user to create an identification record in the Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC).
About this task
To configure an IPMI user from the command line, you enter IPMI user mode, and enter the
required IPMI user commands. Users are identified by an integer. Possible identifiers are 3 to 10
inclusive.
Procedure
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Connect to the IBM® MQ Appliance as described in
Command line access. Log in as an administrative user.
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Type
config to enter global configuration mode.
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Type
ipmi-user to enter IPMI user mode.
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Enter the following command to define an IPMI user:
user-id identifier
Where
identifier is an integer in the range 3 to 10 inclusive.
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Enter the following command to define a password for the user:
password password
Where
password specifies a password that must be between 8 and 16 characters in
length.
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After you configure the IPMI user, enter exit to save the configuration
and exit, or type
cancel to exit without saving.