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If anyone is using non-default certificates for the IPMI web UI, note that BMC 2.20 has a regression that prevents the certificate from actually being used by the UI. I reported this to ASRock Rack support and they have fixed it in a beta (or internal) 2.22 build. No word on when that will be...

I did some reverse engineering of the web UI a few months back to automate switching of the SSL certificate. The web UI basically makes REST web service calls to the IPMI interface. Unfortunately, the calls go against an ASRock-specific variant of the Redfish API schema, so I was only able to...

I couldn't find a way to automate the update of the IPMI certificate for an ASRock Rack motherboard (specifically this one), so I wrote my own script: asrock_ipmi_cert_updater It took way longer to write the script than it would have taken me to manually update the certificate, even at a rate...

I went with a Ryzen 1600 as the $80 Micro Center price was too good. Even though the 3000 series is supposed to be quite a bit faster, it's not 2.5 times as fast. I may upgrade to a Ryzen 3600 in a few years when it drops to the same price.

I hadn't yet installed the CPU into the motherboard, so I gave this a try. The IPMI does have an option to flash the BIOS, which I was able to use to flash v3.04 without the CPU being installed. Interestingly, I did discover that the system can't actually power on without a CPU installed. With...

Looks like I did get played. The seller has another batch up now. $95 OBO, and the shipping increased a bit. Mellanox Dual 40/56GbE QSFP CX314A ConnectX-3 40GB MCX314A-BCBT #TQ1314 | eBay

Seller countered with $75 each for qty 6 as they were down to their last few units. Still doesn't seem to be too bad a deal, as I needed them for my homelab refresh over the next month. I'll probably eat my words though if the seller relists a new batch.

I took the time to read through this entire thread and came away with a lot of understanding of the various possibilities for 10Gbe. I just bought two Intel X520-T2 adapters from ebay to use at home. However, these don't look like they come with low-profile brackets, which I need for one of my...