Question How do you restore the BMC on the X8 series motherboard back to the default setting in Linux? Answer 1. Enable impi service and make sure all related packages are installed 2. ipmitool -I open raw 0x3c 0x40, or use our utility ipmicfg to restore BMC to default setting (ipmicfg -fd or ipmicfg -raw 0x3c 0x40) Ipmicfg can be downloaded from https://www.supermicro.com/wdl/utility/IPMICFG/. Was this FAQ helpful? YES      NO Enter Comments Below: Note: Your comments/feedback should be limited to this FAQ only. For technical support, please send an email to support@supermicro.com.  Enter your email address below if you'd like technical support staff to reply:  Please type the Captcha (no space) Q K U E FAQ Stats FAQ ID Related Category / Keyword Date Posted Code 10237 Hardware Monitoring: - IPMI 08/05/10     Print Answer