Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory

Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory

Method 1:

1.     mknod /dev/ipmi0 c 254 0

2.     chkconfig --level 5 ipmi on



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Method 2:

[root@localhost ~]# ipmitool sdr
Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No
such file or directory
Get Device ID command failed
Unable to open SDR for reading

First, you should try #sudo ipmitool sdr

Execute below command:

(Sudo is for Ubuntu)

[root@localhost ~]#sudo modprobe ipmi_watchdog

[root@localhost ~]#sudo modprobe ipmi_poweroff
[root@localhost ~]#sudo modprobe ipmi_devintf
[root@localhost ~]#sudo modprobe ipmi_si
[root@localhost ~]#sudo modprobe ipmi_msghandler
[root@localhost ~]# sudo ipmitool sdr