Many years ago I changed the default IPMI password for my TrueNAS mini from iXsystems. They no longer are developing the FreeBSD based version TrueNAS Core. I decided to switch to vanilla FreeBSD. I ended up finding in the Wiki linked below. You have to load the IPMI kernel module manually! That’s why I enjoy running the system vanilla bare metal. It only loads the minimum. After I loaded the module I was able to reset the password with ipmitool. You can see it listed as number 13 below.

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

ipmi_load="YES"

freebsdwiki IPMI

Id Refs Address                Size Name                                      
 1   50 0xffffffff80200000  1f3c6c0 kernel                                                                                                                   
 2    1 0xffffffff8213d000    1c5e8 geom_eli.ko                                                                                                              
 3    1 0xffffffff8215a000   5da658 zfs.ko                                                                                                                   
 4    1 0xffffffff82735000     77d8 cryptodev.ko                                                                                                             
 5    1 0xffffffff831e5000     4250 ichsmb.ko                                                                                                                
 6    2 0xffffffff831ea000     2178 smbus.ko                                                                                                                 
 7    1 0xffffffff831ed000     7798 if_bridge.ko                                                                                                             
 8    1 0xffffffff831f5000     60e0 bridgestp.ko                                                                                                             
 9    1 0xffffffff831fc000     3360 uhid.ko                                                                                                                  
10    1 0xffffffff83200000     4364 ums.ko                                                                                                                   
11    1 0xffffffff83205000     2a68 mac_ntpd.ko                                                                                                              
12    1 0xffffffff83208000     52a4 if_epair.ko                                                                                                              
13    1 0xffffffff8320e000     9be8 ipmi.ko

Now I’m in the process of migrating my old jails from TrueNAS. It’s taking me a bit. I did not document much ten years ago. I ended up setting up some non standard stuff that’s not documented on the vendor sites. So I’ll either figure it out again or find a new solution. Perhaps if I blog about stuff it will help me in the future.

This has been a good little machine. I’ve had it running 24/7 since 2015. iX replaced the motherboard for me when the BIOS crapped out. This is my 3rd board. Hopefully it will hold up a few more years. 😆 iXsystems is an amazing company. They were always stewards of FreeBSD until recently. I understand they have to move with the markets.

I have not tuned anything yet. Seems to be running ok. Need to get some baselines first.

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