Server Remote Management

Don't servers tend to include some kind of out-of-band management like HP iLO, Dell iDRAC, or OpenBMC?

I suggested this in a recent similar thread: if this is a desktop, you could switch to an entry-level server motherboard with IPMI.Then run the IPMI cable to OpenVPN on (eg) an RPi or even directly on the router.You can configure and soak-test the router/RPi/etc locally, and IPMI is OOB.Using an RPi/similar has some nice properties: you could VNC to that and then go from there to the IPMI console, and also recovery images stored directly on the RPi would upload quickly et

Sounds like it could be used as an IPMI style KVM, among other things.

Most servers have built-in IPMI.

Lots of server IPMI interfaces do this. IDK of an add-on card for old computers though...

Unless the mobo has that Intel KVM thing built into the hardware and they access that. Very low level remote access this way.

Can't do idrac of course but you can do managed power port, kvm and ssh.The most efficient is managed power + serial + ssh and probably the best to go for.

If you're messing with IPMI consoles, try to get Serial over LAN (SoL) to work. Sometimes it's a bit fussy to get started, but once you do, it's much more pleasant than a remote video console, if you're looking at a text console anyway. The negative is you don't get any scrollback, unless you have an always on console server. If you can get the settings right, most boards with IPMI can also show the BIOS screens on the serial port too; but I've had some servers wher

I think most of them have things like IPMI already anyway and admins often uses them.

It's integrated into the IPMI controller and not meant to do anything more than a remote management console.