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    REALLY "sluggish" video drawing on X10SRL-F via IPMI VGA

    I've put together a Linux/KVM system based around an X10SRL-F motherboard, and I'm stumped on what I can only describe as "extremely slow or sluggish video". What I mean by this is that when the system boots, the console messages that appear on the screen scroll excruciatingly slowly, and this...
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    BMC/IPMI Best Practices

    Here's a subject that I'm only obliquely exposed to at work, that seems to be in major discussion in light of recent events (i.e. Bloomberg Businessweek Supermicro story). I'm in the slow process of redoing my home lab, mostly downsizing/consolidating to fewer systems. Currently I manage each...
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    Remote BIOS recovery with IPMI

    Hi everyone, So it turns out that after a wrong manipulation during a BIOS flashing my motherboard (supermicro H11 SSL ) hangs with the B2 status (legacy oprom initialization). I have tried almost everything to recover a working BIOS (flash with USB, CMOS clearing, ...), but nothing worked...
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    Gigabyte ga-7peslx fan speed

    Hi, I got few Gigabyte ga-7peslx motherboard. I'd like to lower the fan speed (actually running stock fan of supermicro CSE-825 at 6000 RPM, pretty loud). I try the ipmitool raw commands of supermicro board, but it don't work's : root@hv1:/home/alex# ipmitool raw 0x30 0x45 0x00 Unable to...
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    Supermicro IPMI SOL

    Hello, I have a X11SAT-F motherboard with IPMI support running linux under EFI mode. I want to use SOL for the remote server. I appended the kernel command line to the following, linux /@/vmlinuz-4.9.95-gentoo root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/gentoo ro spl.spl_hostid=0xa8c06f01 console=tty0...
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    KVM-over-LAN cheap solution

    Hello. Please tell me the cheapest solution of "KVM-over-LAN". Maybe its lowcost microATX motherboard with built-in chip ipmi or... pci-card?
  7. Layla

    Create Custom Fan Speed Maps for SuperMicro X10 Servers via IPMI

    I got tired of the noise with my SuperMicro X10 Server (4027GR-TRT), but didn't want to get into involved hardware fan swaps which still may produce unsatisfactory results. For reference, the "Optimal" fan setting decided to run half of the fans at 8000RPM at idle, and the other half at 5000RPM...
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    Tyan S7012 BMC/IPMI stops. AST2050 area overheating.

    I have a S7012GM4NR with a BMC failure problem. I find that unless I cool the area around the AST2050 chip, the baseboard management controller(BMC) function stops. And by stop I mean, the flashing green LED goes out, IPMI is no longer accessible via the LAN or locally, and the VGA screen...
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    SuperMicro X9SRL-F IPMI fan speed assistance

    Hi All, I've been doing a bit of reading on how to use impitool to adjust the fan thresholds on my motherboard, to prevent the spin up/down issue that some people have previously reported. The basic steps I took were as per Decrease Supermicro IPMI Fan Threshold This MB has 5 headers, FAN 1...
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    How do I connect IPMI on my firewall to my network?

    Newbie-question here. (: I've just purchased a used Supermicro A1SRi-2358F that I intend to use as a firewall on my home network, but I'm not clear on how to use the dedicated IPMI-port. I'll probably use IPFire with their multicolored setup: eth0: RED (WAN) eth1: GREEN (LAN) eth2: BLUE...
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    How To Reset SuperMicro IPMI Remotely?

    So I bought a motherboard in early November and played around with it a bit but because of life it had to be put it away. I now have time to set it up properly, however, I can't remember the IPMI password. Unfortunately, I don't have a video card I can plugin. The IPMI interface does get an IP...
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    EU WTB: ASUS ASMB4-iKVM IPMI management kit

    As per title, if anybody has any they want to sell please let me know!! Thanks!
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    TIP: Upgrading ASMB8-IKVM on Asus motherboards

    Hi all, I just wanted to share an experience with you about my Aspeed BMC firmware upgrade on an Asus P10S-I. I couldn't find much on the topic, so I thought this could serve as a nice tip for others. tl;dr version: When applying the FWU using a Freedos bootable USB stick, the update takes a...
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    Odd SM Motherboard Name

    Anyone out there seen or had any experience with this board? NEW SuperMicro X8DT6-A-IS018 Intel Xeon LGA1366 Extended-ATX DDR3 Motherboard | eBay Seller claims it is new, but that naming convention is unfamiliar to me. I'm thinking it was a custom fab for someone that either went under or...
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    fan speed PWM (4-pin) oscillation

    I have a problem with a fan connected directly in mainboard supermicro A1SAi-2750F. First test i use the generic case fan 4pin (no data spech) the fan speed oscillation up and down and mainboard give alert. i buy another fan NF F12 PWM same problem... I fix temporary with a custom build cable...
  16. Patrick

    How-to Guide How to fix: BMC can't force ME to recovery mode when updating BIOS

    I recently ran into an issue where I purchased a Supermicro license key for remote BIOS upgrade only to find that the system rebooted to "System initializing" and post code 19. Normally the remote BIOS update key allows you to update BIOS remotely without issue, even when you have some strange...
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    ESXi on ASRock 990FX Xtreme9 non IPMI, Stay or Go?

    Hello, I built a ESXi Whitebox a little over a year ago that has a ASRock 990FX Xtreme9 AMD motherboard with an AMD 9590FX 8 core processor installed (undervolted), 32GB DDR3 memory, Swiftech Water cooling system and Fractical Quiet Case. This also sits in my office a few feet from my desk. I...
  18. wiretap

    Intel AXXRMM4 PCI Bracket (Full Height)

    I got bored on midnights and designed a PCI bracket for the Intel AXXRMM4 remote management module. If any of you need a bracket, please try this out to see if it fits. I haven't got a chance to print it yet, but I designed it to the standard PCI bracket specs, standard ethernet cutout hole...
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    Possible to fix corrupt IPMI/BMC on supermicro X8DTH?

    I have an X8DTH motherboard which I decided to upgrade the bios and BMC on. Both applied without issue according to their utils. Upon reboot the system waits for the BMC for a very long time and then eventually states that the BMC has failed. Inside of the BIOS under BMC it also shows as...
  20. DavidRa

    How-to Guide C6100 - Fixing broken BMC / IPMI

    WARNING: Running the following procedure with the wrong BIOS or BMC ROM files can, and PROBABLY WILL permanently brick your node. Running the commands below can permanently brick your node ANYWAY if you look at it the wrong way. To continue, open Notepad or another text editor. Create a new...