# Data Object - HostIpmiInfo(vim.host.IpmiInfo)

Property of
  HostConfigInfo
Parameter to
  UpdateIpmi
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

The IpmiInfo data object contains IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) and BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) information for the host.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
bmcIpAddress* | xsd:string | IP address of the BMC on the host. It should be null terminated.
bmcMacAddress* | xsd:string | MAC address of the BMC on the host. The MAC address should be of the form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx where each x is a hex digit. It should be null terminated.
login* | xsd:string | User ID for logging into the BMC. BMC usernames may be up to 16 characters and must be null terminated. Hence, a login comprises 17 or fewer characters.
password* | xsd:string | Password for logging into the BMC. Only used for configuration, returned as unset while reading. The password can be up to 16 characters and must be null terminated. Hence, a password comprises 17 or fewer characters.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="HostIpmiInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="bmcIpAddress" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="bmcMacAddress" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="login" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="password" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>