Many server computers have a BMC running which can be used to remotely manage the system.
To allow for automated remote management very often IPMI is used (e.g. Supermicro). Like with SNMP please add an integration for the IPMI Utilities. Using this it would be possible to remotely power up or down a IPMI complant system and also retrieve various status information.
Example:
switch:
platform: ipmi
name: MyServer
host: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
payload_status: power status
value_template: { { selection_expression }}
payload_on: power on
payload_off: power off
To use IPMI at the moment I have to setup another machine, install IPMI and MQTT client to act als bridge to call the command from HA via MQTT or send changes value for sensors via MQTT to HA. If there is a better and more easy way than such an IPMI integration please help me finding it.
I just bought a Supermicro server and set it up today, and was wondering if there was a HA integration for this. I’ve never used this BMC / IPMI feature before, it’s pretty cool. Thanks @ateodorescu, I will try out your integration!
I installed this and the add-on and it worked great for what I wanted. Then my storage started filling up after a bit at 8mbps, very fast. I’ve wiped out my install twice and restored from backup. The last time I did not restore the add on and so far my issues have not returned. Having trouble figuring out what was causing it.
