Mark Hofmann wrote to Sean Dennis:

MH> iLo is great except for the fact that HP wants a license fee to enable it. 

MH>  I don't remember that being the case iLo was in the Compaq servers.

My iLo works just fine but I have forgotten the password.  I have to look at
the iLo manual and figure out where the switch is on the motherboard on my
server to reset it.

MH> IPMI is basically the same thing but a different name that is in 
MH> Supermicro servers.  I even have an app on my phone that shows me how my 
MH> power realtime my servers are using and can monitor the sensors on it.  
MH> You can remotely power it on/off, etc, too of course.

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

I want to get that enabled since I am hoping to, eventually, volunteer a lot
at various agencies to help out the homeless and veterans and I'd like to
have the ability to have more control over the server when I am out.

I have to say that for $114 (including shipping from the Atlanta area), I've
discovered I got quite the deal.

Now to afford a Z800 and I will be set. 

-- Sean



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