bash function script to connect to all ipmi consoles using byobu (tmux) given an array of IPs. 6 consoles per window. Tmux limit of 15 windows.

ipmi-consoles.sh

ipmi-consoles() {
declare -ag IPMI_IP_LIST=($(printf 10.38.14."%s\n" {4..39}))
byobu new-session -d -s CONSOLES
SPLITS=6
WIN=0
export IPMI_USER=root
export IPMI_PASSWORD=calvin
for ((i=0; i<${#IPMI_IP_LIST[@]}; i+=${SPLITS}));do
	PANES=("${IPMI_IP_LIST[@]:i:${SPLITS}}")
	for p in ${!PANES[@]};do
		if [[ ${p} -eq 0 ]];then
			export WIN=$(($WIN+1))
			printf "Creating Window $WIN with $SPLITS consoles\n"
			printf "\e[2G- Connecting to IPMI Console @ ${PANES[$p]}\n"
			byobu new-window -n "${PANES[0]}-${PANES[-1]}" -t CONSOLES bash -lic \
			'echo;clear
			export IPMI_IP='${PANES[$p]}' IPMI_USER='${IPMI_USER}' IPMI_PASSWORD='${IPMI_PASSWORD}'
			byobu select-layout tiled;echo
			ipmitool -H ${IPMI_IP} -I lanplus -U ${IPMI_USER} -E sol activate
			reconnect(){ ipmitool -H ${IPMI_IP} -I lanplus -U ${IPMI_USER} -E sol activate; };export -f reconnect
			clear;echo "Type \"reconnect\" to reestablish the ipmi console session";echo;echo
			bash'
		else
			byobu select-layout tiled
			printf "\e[2G- Connecting to IPMI Console @ ${PANES[$p]}\n"
			byobu splitw -h bash -lic \
			'echo;clear
			export IPMI_IP='${PANES[$p]}' IPMI_USER='${IPMI_USER}' IPMI_PASSWORD='${IPMI_PASSWORD}'
			byobu select-layout tiled
			ipmitool -H ${IPMI_IP} -I lanplus -U ${IPMI_USER} -E sol activate
			reconnect(){ ipmitool -H ${IPMI_IP} -I lanplus -U ${IPMI_USER} -E sol activate; };export -f reconnect
			clear;echo "Type \"reconnect\" to reestablish the ipmi console session";echo;echo
			bash'
		fi
	done
done
byobu attach-session -t CONSOLES
};export -f ipmi-consoles