IPMI Simulator

ipmi_sim in a lightweight Docker container.

Usage

lan.conf and sim.emu are used to configure ipmi_sim. They are built into the image, so if updating any configurations, this repo must be cloned, the configs updated, and the image rebuilt.

Getting the Image

To get the image, you can either pull it from DockerHub

$ docker pull vaporio/ipmi-simulator

Or, build it directly from source

$ docker build -f Dockerfile -t vaporio/ipmi-simulator .

A Makefile target is also provided

$ make build

Running the Simulator

The Docker image will run ipmi_sim with its default command. Starting it is as easy as

$ docker run -d -p 623:623/udp vaporio/ipmi-simulator

This can also be done via the Makefile

$ make run

With the container running, you can test it out with ipmitool

$ ipmitool -H 127.0.0.1 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN -I lanplus chassis status
System Power         : on
Power Overload       : true
Power Interlock      : active
Main Power Fault     : true
Power Control Fault  : true
Power Restore Policy : unknown
Last Power Event     : 
Chassis Intrusion    : inactive
Front-Panel Lockout  : inactive
Drive Fault          : false
Cooling/Fan Fault    : false

ipmitool support

Note that not all ipmitool commands are likely to work, since this is currently just a simple simulator with minimal configuration. The snippet below describes the commands that are currently supported by the IPMI similator via ipmitool

# Firmware Version
ipmitool [options] mc info

# User
ipmitool [options] user summary
ipmitool [options] user list

# Chassis Commands
ipmitool [options] chassis status

# Chassis Power Commands
ipmitool [options] chassis power on
ipmitool [options] chassis power off
ipmitool [options] chassis power cycle
ipmitool [options] chassis power reset
ipmitool [options] chassis power status

# Chassis Power Commands (same as above block)
ipmitool [options] power on
ipmitool [options] power off
ipmitool [options] power cycle
ipmitool [options] power reset
ipmitool [options] power status

# Chassis Identify
ipmitool [options] identify [value]

# Get Boot Target
ipmitool [options] chassis bootparam get 5

# Set Boot Target
ipmitool [options] chassis bootdev [none|pxe|disk|cdrom|bios]