Sorry, I’m not very used with server stuff, if I buy an Intel CPU without an integrated GPU like most Xeon, then I wouldn’t have enough pcie lanes for a GPU because all is taken for nvme drives...
Yes,I manage some servers with this config and it should work very well.
The only problem is that some old ipmis (and some new) use Java web start (.jnlp files) for the remote control feature and that is being phase out, so in some cases I have to use a vm with an old Java version to connect. Modern ipmis have also html5 kvm which is much more useful.
Why it should need dhcp? You can configure bmc’s IP from the bios or from the system running ipmitool. I never use dhcp for the ipmi’s ip, it is better to use a static one since it is better to keep always the same one.
Supermicro new licensing scheme for new platforms requires a special license to mount media on the html5 kvm, so you must use the annoying Java version if you need that or don’t want to pay a 200$ extra feature unlock.
Also in that case I only was able to run it with the supermicro utility for Linux, which includes its own Java distro.
if i buy a motherboard with ipmi, i don't need to get a GPU, right?
Sorry, I’m not very used with server stuff, if I buy an Intel CPU without an integrated GPU like most Xeon, then I wouldn’t have enough pcie lanes for a GPU because all is taken for nvme drives...