Supermicro IPMI + Reset password

09/02/2018 admin News, Uncategorized

If you have physical access to the server, follow these simple steps to reset the ADMIN password on your IPMI:

1. Create a bootable DOS USB stick using.
2. Download the latest IPMICFG utility released by Supermicro.
3. Extract the archive and copy the contents of the ‘DOS’ folder on to your bootable DOS USB.
4. Boot your server into DOS and navigate to the ‘DOS’ folder you copied on to the USB.
5. Get the user ID of the IPMI user whose password you want to set:

   ipmicfg -user list

6. Set a new password for that user (the ADMIN user typically has an ID of 2):

   ipmicfg -user setpwd 2 your_password_here

7. Login to the IPMI web GUI using the password you just set.

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