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Is this thing on? Using OpenBMC and ACPI power states for reliable server boot

2024-10-22

Cloudflare’s global fleet benefits from being managed by open source firmware for the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), OpenBMC. This has come with various challenges, some of which we discuss here with an explanation of how the open source nature of the firmware for the BMC enabled us to fix the issues and maintain a more stable fleet....

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Is this thing on? Using OpenBMC and ACPI power states for reliable server boot