VirtualBMC

https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/
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VirtualBMC simulates a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) by exposing an IPMI responder to the...
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### Install VirtualBMC via pip

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/install/index.html

Standard installation command for the VirtualBMC package.

```bash
$ pip install virtualbmc
```

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### Install VirtualBMC with virtualenvwrapper

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/install/index.html

Installation command for users managing environments with virtualenvwrapper.

```bash
$ mkvirtualenv virtualbmc
$ pip install virtualbmc
```

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### Manage virtual BMC state

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/user/index.html

Start or stop the virtual BMC service for a specific libvirt domain.

```bash
$ vbmc start node-0
```

```bash
$ vbmc stop node-0
```

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### Display vbmc help information

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/user/index.html

View general help or command-specific help for the vbmc tool.

```bash
$ vbmc --help
```

```bash
$ vbmc add --help
```

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### List and inspect virtual BMCs

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/user/index.html

View the status of all managed virtual BMCs or show detailed configuration for a specific instance.

```bash
$ vbmc list
+-------------+---------+---------+------+
| Domain name |  Status | Address | Port |
+-------------+---------+---------+------+
|    node-0   | running |    ::   | 623  |
|    node-1   | running |    ::   | 6230 |
+-------------+---------+---------+------+
```

```bash
$ vbmc show node-0
+-----------------------+----------------+
|        Property       |     Value      |
+-----------------------+----------------+
|        address        |       ::       |
|      domain_name      |     node-0     |
| libvirt_sasl_password |      ***       |
| libvirt_sasl_username |      None      |
|      libvirt_uri      | qemu:///system |
|        password       |      ***       |
|          port         |      623       |
|         status        |    running     |
|        username       |     admin      |
+-----------------------+----------------+
```

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### IPMI commands for virtual BMC control

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/user/index.html

Use ipmitool to manage virtual machine power states and boot configurations via the virtual BMC interface.

```bash
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -U admin -P password -H 127.0.0.1 -p 6230 power on
```

```bash
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -U admin -P password -H 127.0.0.1 -p 6230 power status
```

```bash
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -U admin -P password -H 127.0.0.1 -p 6230 chassis bootdev disk
```

```bash
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -U admin -P password -H 127.0.0.1 -p 6230 chassis bootparam get 5
```

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### Add a virtual BMC

Source: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/latest/user/index.html

Register a libvirt domain to be controlled by a virtual BMC, optionally specifying a port or remote libvirt URI.

```bash
$ vbmc add node-0
```

```bash
$ vbmc add node-1 --port 6230
```

```bash
$ vbmc add node-1 --port 6230 \
    --libvirt-uri qemu+ssh://username@192.168.122.1/system
```
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