Subj : Re: Lesson learned
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Mark Hofmann
Date : Sun Jun 13 2021 20:44:36


SD> In the BIOS on my server, it is called IPMI. The only place you see iLo
SD> mentioned on the computer is the extra NIC on the motherboard that has
SD> "iLO" silkscreened on the outside of the case next to that port.

Interesting..  The first time I ever saw this technology was back in the 1990s with Compaq and iLo.  Since then, I have seem more companies call their "brand" of the same thing IPMI.  

Not all Supermicro motherboards support IPMI, but I made sure that the ones I used do have it.  In a pinch, I can reboot/power off/on my servers from my phone or anywhere, really if I connect via VPN.  

The only times I use it right now is when I need to do a ESXi upgrade on one of my cluster servers and too lazy to walk down to the basement to turn the other on.  I remotely power it on and watch it boot, remotely.

- Mark

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