Shell Script for IPMI remote KVM console

ipmikvm.sh

#!/bin/bash

function cleanup {
	# Remove JNLP file and SSH process
	rm -f $HOST.jviewer.jnlp
	kill $!
}

USAGE="Usage: $0 -p <SSH proxy host> <hostname> <username>"

while getopts ":p:" opt; do
	case $opt in
		p)
			PROXY_HOST=$OPTARG
			;;
		\?)
			echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG"
			exit 2
			;;
	esac
done

shift $((OPTIND-1))

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
	echo $USAGE
	exit 2
fi

HOST=$1
USER=$2
read -p "Password for $2@$1: " -s PASS

trap cleanup EXIT

if [ -z "$PROXY_HOST" ]; then
	FRONTEND_HOST=$HOST
	PORT=80
else
	FRONTEND_HOST=localhost
	PORT=8080
	ssh -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L $PORT:$HOST:80 -L 7578:$HOST:7578 $PROXY_HOST sleep 100000 &
	sleep 1
fi

SESSION_URL="http://$FRONTEND_HOST:$PORT/rpc/WEBSES/create.asp"
JVIEWER_URL="http://$FRONTEND_HOST:$PORT/Java/jviewer.jnlp"

POST_MSG="WEBVAR_USERNAME=$USER&WEBVAR_PASSWORD=$PASS"
COOKIE=`curl -# --data $POST_MSG $SESSION_URL 2> /dev/null | grep SESSION_COOKIE | cut -d\' -f 4`

curl -# --cookie Cookie=SessionCookie=$COOKIE $JVIEWER_URL -o $HOST.jviewer.jnlp

echo "Did you know: You can connect to http://$FRONTEND_HOST:$PORT for the web console"
javaws -wait $HOST.jviewer.jnlp

1. Only works with Intel boards (not with SuperMicro, for example)
2. You must install JRE on your machine
3. You will need to add the host to the Exception Site List, if not using a proxy