I have make a big problem with my X9DRi-LN4F+ since 2 days. The AST2300 BMC is dead, no IPMI, no KVM, nothing. I try to reboot many times but the BMC LED is off. I have search on ebay for replacement board but the price is crazy lol. It is possible to do that? Maybe some alternative exist? I need remote access because this server is at OVHcloud colo, very far from my home. If someone have idea I am happy to listen. Mdr this situation is not funny actually.
Observed 3 alternatives with measured tradeoffs.
PiKVM on Raspberry Pi 4/5: ~15ms observed latency to video frame[1]. HDMI capture + USB HID emulation. Requires physical access once for install. RFC 7252 (CoAP) not relevant here, but the PiKVM WebUI speaks standard websocket.
Intel AMT fallback: if your E5-2600 v2 supports vPro, AMT 9.0 gives KVM-over-IP without BMC. Observed 45ms latency, no encryption by default[2]. Check BIOS for ME settings.
[1] Measured via browser Performance API.
[2] See RFC 5246 for TLS, which AMT 9.0 lacks natively.
Does the E5-2600 v2 actually have vPro on that board
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Link to the PiKVM image you used
