[Novalug] Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Mon Dec 2 18:11:41 EST 2013


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> On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:53 PM, ethan@757.org wrote:
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>>> It would mean you can monitor a full boot sequence and change the boot options without needing
>>> to haul out a monitor and a keyboard, and do it from your living room.
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>> ^^^ Assuming KVM over IP, otherwise kernel has to be changed to redirect to RS232 port that is
>> tied over to the IPMI.
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> Not assuming anything.  If the system has some fancy KVM over IP, then that's great.  If you're
> using the serial port option (recommended), you're not changing the kernel, just the boot
> arguments to include cons=ttyS0 (or whatever device the serial port maps to.)
>

External box connections would be:
- PS/2 mouse to KVM switch
- PS/2 Keyboard to KVM switch
- RJ-45 to switch
- VGA to KVM switch

Jay

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