[Beowulf] impressions of Super Micro IPMI management cards?

[Chris Dagdigian]

Hi folks,

I'm a huge fan of demanding complete control over a remote cluster  
node via a serial console device or embedded management processor.  
Most of my recent experience though is with Sun ILOM system  
processors and the like.

I'm currently looking at a whitebox server vendor and the remote  
management technology they propose is a Super Micro IPMI add-on card,  
apparently from this family of products: http://www.supermicro.com/ 
products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm

My needs are pretty minimal -- remote power control. BIOS access and  
the ability to trigger a PXE boot off the network. Anything else is  
just supplemental.

Does anyone have any experience/impressions of the "Supermicro  
Intelligent Management" stuff?

Regards,
Chris