When you’re dealing with a large fleet of servers you need a system that you can automate. IPMI is (sort of) standardised, so you can use the same tooling to monitor and manage all of your servers, regardless of model or manufacturer. A serial based interface would put a lot more friction in the way of that, and mean you have to manage and maintain even more devices.
When you’re dealing with a large fleet of servers you need a system that you can automate. IPMI is (sort of) standardised, so you can use the same tooling to monitor and manage all of your servers, regardless of model or manufacturer. A serial based interface would put a lot more friction in the way of that, and mean you have to manage and maintain even more devices.