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Also, if you need to interact with a Supermicro BMC that doesn't support the HTML5 console (for example, because it's running older firmware), I reverse-enginee

Also, if you need to interact with a Supermicro BMC that doesn't support the HTML5 console (for example, because it's running older firmware), I reverse-engineered the proprietary "iKVM" protocol (along with a lot of other parts of the BMC) and implemented support for it on a branch of noVNC, which you can find here: https://github.com/kelleyk/noVNC https://github.com/kelleyk/noVNC

dboreham 7y ago
Waaaat! Praise be. Now I can justify the last 45min reading HN...
phil21 7y ago
Indeed. We have used this in production for some time now!
plausibilities 7y ago
Thank you for your contribution! Keeping that "Just buy a shitload of cheap-o eBay 2U/4U hand-me-downs" workflow viable for years to come :D