The Free-IPMI 'bmc-info' command appears to now prematurely terminate with an error if the target BMC does not support the "Get Device GUID" command. This is new(ish) behavior.
Previous behavior: # bmc-info -V bmc-info - 1.1.5 Copyright (C) 2003-2012 FreeIPMI Core Team This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This program has absolutely no warranty. # bmc-info - Device ID : 1 Device Revision : 0 Device SDRs : unsupported Firmware Revision : 3.00 Device Available : yes (normal operation) IPMI Version : 2.0 Sensor Device : supported SDR Repository Device : supported SEL Device : supported FRU Inventory Device : unsupported IPMB Event Receiver : unsupported IPMB Event Generator : unsupported Bridge : unsupported Chassis Device : unsupported Manufacturer ID : Broadcom Corporation (4413) Product ID : 5725 Auxiliary Firmware Revision Information : 0E000000h System Firmware Version : V0.29 System Name : xxxxxxxxxxxxx Channel Information Channel Number : 0 Medium Type : IPMB (I2C) Protocol Type : IPMB-1.0 Active Session Count : 0 Session Support : session-less Vendor ID : Intelligent Platform Management Interface forum (7154) Channel Number : 1 Medium Type : 802.3 LAN Protocol Type : IPMB-1.0 Active Session Count : 1 Session Support : multi-session Vendor ID : Intelligent Platform Management Interface forum (7154) Channel Number : 2 Medium Type : System Interface (KCS, SMIC, or BT) Protocol Type : KCS Active Session Count : 0 Session Support : session-less Vendor ID : Intelligent Platform Management Interface forum (7154) Channel Number : 3 Medium Type : System Interface (KCS, SMIC, or BT) Protocol Type : KCS Active Session Count : 0 Session Support : session-less Vendor ID : Intelligent Platform Management Interface forum (7154) Current behavior: # bmc-info -V bmc-info - 1.4.0 Copyright (C) 2003-2013 FreeIPMI Core Team This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This program has absolutely no warranty. # bmc-info Device ID : 1 Device Revision : 0 Device SDRs : unsupported Firmware Revision : 3.00 Device Available : yes (normal operation) IPMI Version : 2.0 Sensor Device : supported SDR Repository Device : supported SEL Device : supported FRU Inventory Device : unsupported IPMB Event Receiver : unsupported IPMB Event Generator : unsupported Bridge : unsupported Chassis Device : unsupported Manufacturer ID : Broadcom Corporation (4413) Product ID : 5725 Auxiliary Firmware Revision Information : 0E000000h ipmi_cmd_get_device_guid: command invalid or unsupported The "Get Device GUID" command is optional (Table 20-1 in IPMI v2.0) and not supported in all BMCs. -Rob
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