Server Platforms - Experiment With Your Expensive Hardware Too

Explore the exciting world of server platform customization in this 42-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au 2021. Delve into the realm of hackable hardware for enterprise-level servers, learning how to modify embedded Linux systems for platform control. Discover the vast potential for customizing recent server platforms, built on open-source cores, and gain valuable insights into conventional server hardware designs and customizable components. Acquire technical knowledge about common server design conventions, hardware, software, firmware, and tooling encountered in this space. Learn how to adapt server platforms for specific purposes, from tweaking management interfaces to implementing custom functionality or even replacing platform firmware entirely. Get ready to take warranty-voiding to new heights in the enterprise world as you uncover the possibilities of experimenting with expensive server hardware.

Introduction
Who is Jeremy
What is a server
BPMC
Server style functionality
Host and BMC spectrum
The AST2500
The BMC
Using the BMC
Linux
Buses
LPC
LPCAHB
Security
OpenBMC
Wrap up