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For this NTP check to happen, you must be using a computer with Intel MEBX and an Intel AMT-enabled network adapter, and the network adapter must be configured

For this NTP check to happen, you must be using a computer with Intel MEBX and an Intel AMT-enabled network adapter, and the network adapter must be configured with network information to use. You have to do this manually initially, although of course later you can configure AMT using AMT. This isn't something your consumer computer is doing automatically, in fact, your computer is almost certainly not capable because it lacks an AMT-capable NIC. I suspect the software capability is baked into ME itself rather than the AMT component so it's probably present in your ME, but it's not doing anything without an AMT NIC to communicate with. This is the kind of feature that you pay an extra $1k for when you configure your $20k server.

seanp2k2 10y ago
Not specifically ME but yeah Baseboard Management Controllers and IPMI modules have been a thing for a long time. Most real server motherboards have them or have the facilities in place to accept them as an add-on module. It's not even just stuff in the $20k range; this $450 mini itx 8-core Atom-based storage server board has it: http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I#Specifications http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2... and it comes with a web-based IPMI console. You can turn the power on and watch it POST with a java web screen viewer, sending it keys as if you were sitting there. Dell's add-in card to do out-of-band management is called the DRAC and it's been optional in their servers for about 17 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_DRAC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_DRAC
- cm2187 10y ago
  And I think you typically do not expose IPMI to the WAN. Separate dedicated private network.
morganvachon 10y ago
> This is the kind of feature that you pay an extra $1k for when you configure your $20k server. We have ~$400 Sandy Bridge workstations at work that have separate AMT enabled NICs. You don't have to spend $1k for the feature; here's a vPro enabled board for $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157453 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157...

seanp2k2 10y ago

Not specifically ME but yeah Baseboard Management Controllers and IPMI modules have been a thing for a long time. Most real server motherboards have them or have the facilities in place to accept them as an add-on module. It's not even just stuff in the $20k range; this $450 mini itx 8-core Atom-based storage server board has it: http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I#Specifications http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2... and it comes with a web-based IPMI console. You can turn the power on and watch it POST with a java web screen viewer, sending it keys as if you were sitting there. Dell's add-in card to do out-of-band management is called the DRAC and it's been optional in their servers for about 17 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_DRAC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_DRAC

cm2187 10y ago
And I think you typically do not expose IPMI to the WAN. Separate dedicated private network.

morganvachon 10y ago

> This is the kind of feature that you pay an extra $1k for when you configure your $20k server. We have ~$400 Sandy Bridge workstations at work that have separate AMT enabled NICs. You don't have to spend $1k for the feature; here's a vPro enabled board for $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157453 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157...