APC NetBotz 320 Rack Appliance NBRK0320E User Manual

As you add IPMI-enabled devices, each device appears in the Navigation pane of both the Basic and the 
Advanced View. Once added, you can set thresholds, monitor alerts, and graph data reported by the IPMI-
enabled devices device's IPMI interface (such as system temperatures, voltages, fans, power supplies, bus 
errors, system physical security, and so forth), just as with pods and other sensors.

To add an IPMI device to the list of devices monitored by your NetBotz appliance (or to edit a previously 
created IMPI Device entry):

1. Start the IPMI Devices task. The IPMI Device Configuration view is displayed.

2. To add a new IPMI device, click Add. To edit a previously created target, select the device from the 

IPMI Devices selection list and then click Edit.

3. The Add (or Edit) IPMI Devices window opens. This window contains the following fields: Type 

The IPMI Devices task is available for use only on NetBotz appliances for which 
the BotzWare Premium Software Module 2.4 has been purchased.

Host/IP Address 

Type in this field the hostname or IP address of the IPMI-enabled 
device.

User ID

Type in this field the User ID that, along with the appropriate 
Password, will be used to access the IPMI interface on the IPMI-
enabled device.

Password / Confirm 
Password

Type in this field the Password that, along with the appropriate 
User ID, User ID that will be used to access the IPMI interface on 
the IPMI-enabled device.

Protocol

Select from the drop box that IPMI protocol that will be used to 
communicate with the IPMI interface on the IPMI-enabled 
device. You can select any of the following protocols:
• IPMI V1.5 over LAN
• IPMI V2.0 over LAN
• SuperMicro IPMI V1.5 over LAN