Knowledge base
Server operations
Hands-on guides to IPMI, bulk OS installation, RAID and rescue mode.
- Server operations
What is BMC in server hardware? The out-of-band management chip explained
What is BMC in server hardware? The Baseboard Management Controller is a small computer on the motherboard with its own processor, memory, firmware and network port that runs whenever the server has power. IPMI and Redfish are protocols for talking to it; iDRAC and iLO are vendor names for it.
- Server operations
What is IPMI? A complete guide to remote power, OS install and console
IPMI lets you power a server on and off, see its screen and reinstall it even when it is off, frozen or has no operating system. This guide explains how it works, the commands you will use, and what to watch for when using it at scale in a data center.
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