aten-ipmi-tools/README.md

aten-ipmi-tools

Open-source replacements for the ancient, insecure bundled management app shipped with old IPMI interfaces. Protocols were reverse engineered from the original Java client and native libraries as well as the server BMC firmware — see KVM_PROTOCOL.md, MOUNT_PROTOCOL.md, REVERSING_CLIENT.md and REVERSING_SERVER.md.

The target is Supermicro X9 boards with Nuvoton WPCM450 IPMI (aka "hermon"), but this likely works with other ATEN/ASpeed/Nuvoton IPMI implementations too.

Tools

aten-mount-cli

Mounts a local ISO image as a virtual CD-ROM on the BMC. Works by emulating a USB Mass Storage device over the ATEN virtual media TCP protocol.

aten-mount-cli [OPTIONS] <HOST> <ISO>

Options:
  -u, --user <USERNAME>   BMC username [default: admin]
  -p, --pass <PASSWORD>   BMC password [default: admin]
      --port <PORT>       BMC virtual media port [default: 623]

Press Ctrl+C to cleanly unmount.

aten-gui

KVM console viewer (Slint + winit). Connects to the BMC via the ATEN RFB protocol, decodes Hermon video frames, and displays the remote console with keyboard input.

aten-gui [OPTIONS] <HOST>

Options:
  -u, --user <USERNAME>   BMC username [default: admin]
  -p, --pass <PASSWORD>   BMC password [default: admin]
      --port <PORT>       BMC KVM port [default: 5900]

Building

cargo build --release
# or
nix build .#aten-mount   # CLI tool
nix build .#aten-gui     # GUI app