It is really petty and ridiculous that on H12 platforms #SuperMicro no longer allows virtual media from the console.

To install a system you need a license¹ unless you go and stick a USB stick in it.

I find it ridiculous that you pay for a stupid PC *server*² and then need to stick a USB in it to be able to install… where do they think you install servers? They know full well that you will need to get either remote hands or pay for a license. What else could you possibly want IPMI for?

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¹ on H12 you cannot use the various tools to generate a license as the license file JSON is now digitally signed by SuperMicro…
² stupid because PC servers are not really servers, just headless PCs with all that goes with it. I hate PC design, crap from a IBM cheap thing still with us.

> BIOS can't pass the secure validation.

#SuperMicro great, they of course had to implement a bios validation to prevent me from just patching in the ReBAR support...

So where is my in-circuit flasher? And where is the bios chip on the H11DSi?

#BIOS #UEFI

Another rumor from #CharlieDemerjian.

https://www.semiaccurate.com/2026/04/13/nvidia-is-negotiating-to-buy-a-large-pc-oriented-company/

I don't believe they will, but they could if they want to enter the laptop scene, because on servers they're thriving. In that case, we're talking about #Dell, #Framework, #HP, #SuperMicro, #Intel?

#Technology #Futurism #NVIDIA #Computer #Computers #Laptop #Laptops

I wanted to add a button to Home Assistant that would turn on my remote server via IPMI. I also did not want to add the ipmitool dependencies to my #HASS container. Since IPMI supports redfish, a simple rest command in home assistant is enough. Add this to your `configuration.yaml`:

```yaml
rest_command:
# Command to turn the server ON
server_power_on:
url: "https://192.168.100.111/redfish/v1/Systems/1/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset"
method: post
username: "hass"
password: "eX4mP13p455w0Rd"
verify_ssl: false
headers:
Content-Type: "application/json"
payload: '{"ResetType": "On"}'

# Command to gracefully shut down the OS via IPMI (ACPI signal)
server_power_off:
url: "https://192.168.100.111/redfish/v1/Systems/1/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset"
method: post
username: "hass"
password: "eX4mP13p455w0Rd"
verify_ssl: false
headers:
Content-Type: "application/json"
payload: '{"ResetType": "GracefulShutdown"}'

sensor:
- platform: rest
name: "Server Power State"
resource: "https://192.168.100.111/redfish/v1/Systems/1"
method: GET
username: "hass"
password: "eX4mP13p455w0Rd"
verify_ssl: false
scan_interval: 10 # Checks every 10 seconds
value_template: "{{ value_json.PowerState }}"

template:
- switch:
- name: "Server"
state: "{{ is_state('sensor.server_power_state', 'On') }}"
icon: >-
{% if is_state('sensor.server_power_state', 'On') %}
mdi:server-network
{% else %}
mdi:server-network-off
{% endif %}
turn_on:
action: rest_command.server_power_on
turn_off:
action: rest_command.server_power_off

```

Make sure to create a separate IPMI user with "Operator" privileges (allowed to start/shutdown, but not to modify settings). If you have e.g. #Proxmox on the server, it will receive the IPMI Graceful Shutdown command and cleanly stop all VMs before exiting.

Works great!

#hass #homeassistant #redfish #api #ipmi #supermicro #homelab

My main homelab workhorse is finally ready:
Supermicro X11DPL-i
2 × Xeon Gold 6230
256 GB DDR4
Cooled quietly by Noctua

#homelab #selfhosted #noctua #intel #supermicro