Hi,
I’m tempted to pick up some Lenovo AMD Pro based business desktops, they’re small and cheap and powerful.
Unfortunately I’m finding hugely conflicting information across the internet about DASH which AMD supports and if it works or can even do all I need.
It’s mentioned here in this post by /u/Zghembo
I’ve found 2 businesses who seem to be reviewing remote maangement technology for big businesses I guess.
Alarmingly this line is in there:
“Note that the Lenovo ThinkCentre M75s SFFs didn’t support KVM control”
Then there’s this, similar article.
Page 14 has this
“OOB BIOS & Desktop KVM Remote Control BIOS Only”
Which would indicate you can’t remotely control the machine, only in the bios.
At the end of the day, all I want is to be able to turn on and off a PC remotely and see the console and use it remotely if something goes wrong. This includes using the bios.
This also means remote controlling linux / bsd / not just Windows.
Can AMD DASH do this (I see provision guides which recommend not only Windows but very particular drivers at that?)
Here’s what the Intel solution looks like - once setup, it’s simple.
https://i.imgur.com/E14GCZi.png
https://i.imgur.com/SjTAWV1.png
Thank you, sorry
Great research, thanks!
It has been years since I’ve tried DASH, and it worked for me for my use case: remote power control and SoL-like serial console access. The DASH Linux tools at the time were super limited and pretty buggy, and I haven’t touched Windows for 15+ years, not intending to. Hard to tell if the situation improved in any way, I guess there’s only one way to find out ;)
Can you just get one of those desktops and evaluate it? I guess you could return it if it turns really bad.
Note that I only tried DASH using wired Etherenet, at the time I experimented with it the wifi was not even supported. Well, according to the PDF you linked it seems to be supported now, but it should not be an issue for a desktop.
Anyways, good luck trying it out, I am honestly looking forward to hear back about your experience.