diff --git a/ocaml/idl/datamodel_host.ml b/ocaml/idl/datamodel_host.ml
index 2f9d1d7ed83..b7d34350819 100644
--- a/ocaml/idl/datamodel_host.ml
+++ b/ocaml/idl/datamodel_host.ml
@@ -1367,6 +1367,7 @@ let set_power_on_mode =
       [
         (Published, rel_cowley, "")
       ; (Changed, rel_stockholm, "Removed iLO script")
+      ; (Changed, "24.19.0", "Replaced DRAC mode with IPMI")
       ]
     ~in_product_since:rel_midnight_ride
     ~doc:"Set the power-on-mode, host, user and password"
@@ -1375,7 +1376,7 @@ let set_power_on_mode =
         (Ref _host, "self", "The host")
       ; ( String
         , "power_on_mode"
-        , "power-on-mode can be empty, wake-on-lan, DRAC or other"
+        , "power-on-mode can be empty, wake-on-lan, IPMI or other"
         )
       ; (Map (String, String), "power_on_config", "Power on config")
       ]
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 020cbbeff49..18e923c69fa 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ endif
 # poweron
 	$(IPROG) poweron/wlan.py $(DESTDIR)$(PLUGINDIR)/wlan.py
 	$(IPROG) poweron/wlan.py $(DESTDIR)$(PLUGINDIR)/wake-on-lan
-	$(IPROG) poweron/DRAC.py $(DESTDIR)$(PLUGINDIR)/DRAC.py
+	$(IPROG) poweron/IPMI.py $(DESTDIR)$(PLUGINDIR)/IPMI.py
 	$(IPROG) poweron/power-on.py $(DESTDIR)$(PLUGINDIR)/power-on-host
 # YUM plugins
 	$(IPROG) yum-plugins/accesstoken.py $(DESTDIR)$(YUMPLUGINDIR)
diff --git a/scripts/poweron/DRAC.py b/scripts/poweron/DRAC.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bace3a177a4..00000000000
--- a/scripts/poweron/DRAC.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import os.path
-import sys
-
-import xcp.cmd as cmd
-
-
-class DRAC_NO_SUPP_PACK(Exception):
-    """Base Exception class for all transfer plugin errors."""
-
-    def __init__(self, *args):
-        Exception.__init__(self, *args)
-
-
-class DRAC_POWERON_FAILED(Exception):
-    """Base Exception class for all transfer plugin errors."""
-
-    def __init__(self, *args):
-        Exception.__init__(self, *args)
-
-
-drac_path = "/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/racadm"
-
-
-def DRAC(power_on_ip, user, password):
-    if not os.path.exists(drac_path):
-        raise DRAC_NO_SUPP_PACK()
-
-    (rc, stdout, stderr) = cmd.runCmd(
-        [
-            drac_path,
-            "-r",
-            power_on_ip,
-            "-u",
-            user,
-            "-p",
-            password,
-            "serveraction",
-            "powerup",
-        ],
-        with_stdout=True,
-        with_stderr=True,
-    )
-    if rc != 0:
-        raise DRAC_POWERON_FAILED(stderr)
-    return stdout
-
-
-def main():
-    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
-        exit(0)
-    ip = sys.argv[1]
-    user = sys.argv[2]
-    password = sys.argv[3]
-    print(DRAC(ip, user, password))
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/scripts/poweron/IPMI.py b/scripts/poweron/IPMI.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f70607bf6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/poweron/IPMI.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+from xcp import cmd
+
+class IPMI_POWERON_FAILED(Exception):
+    """IPMI Poweron exception"""
+    pass
+
+ipmi_path = "/usr/bin/ipmitool"
+
+def IPMI(power_on_ip, user, password):
+    (rc, stdout, stderr) = cmd.runCmd(
+        [
+            ipmi_path,
+            "-H",
+            power_on_ip,
+            "-I", "lanplus",
+            "-U",
+            user,
+            "-P",
+            password,
+            "chassis", "power", "on"
+        ],
+        with_stdout=True,
+        with_stderr=True,
+    )
+    if rc != 0:
+        raise IPMI_POWERON_FAILED(stderr)
+    return stdout
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    ip = sys.argv[1]
+    user = sys.argv[2]
+    password = sys.argv[3]
+    print(IPMI(ip, user, password))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/poweron/power-on.py b/scripts/poweron/power-on.py
index 34fec2f1e60..a76726a5019 100644
--- a/scripts/poweron/power-on.py
+++ b/scripts/poweron/power-on.py
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ def main(session, args):
 
     power_on_config = session.xenapi.host.get_power_on_config(remote_host)
 
-    if mode == "DRAC":
+    if mode == "IPMI":
         ip = power_on_config["power_on_ip"]
         user = power_on_config["power_on_user"]
         secret = power_on_config["power_on_password_secret"]
         secretref = session.xenapi.secret.get_by_uuid(secret)
         password = session.xenapi.secret.get_value(secretref)
-        modu = __import__("DRAC")
-        modu.DRAC(ip, user, password)
+        modu = __import__("IPMI")
+        modu.IPMI(ip, user, password)
         return waitForXapi(session, remote_host)
     elif mode == "wake-on-lan":
         modu = __import__("wlan")
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def main(session, args):
             modu = __import__(mode)
         except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
             # iLO.py was removed as part of REQ-811, so tell user why they are receiving this error
-            if mode == "iLO":
-                syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, "iLO script was removed")
+            if mode in ["iLO", "DRAC"]:
+                syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, f"{mode} script has been removed")
             raise e
 
         modu.custom(session, remote_host, power_on_config)