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If it ain't broke, I'll fix it! I'm porting Linux to Apple Silicon Macs at @AsahiLinux. http://patreon.com/marcan  | http://github.com/sponsors/marcan 

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    1. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      And yep, a big battery. Why would a PCI card need a battery? You normally only see that in weird DRAM-based SSDs or RAID cards.pic.twitter.com/RnFROpKvXx

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    2. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      BUT THE ANSWER IS HERE: DRAC-II!pic.twitter.com/AEvJbidyME

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    3. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      It's a Dell Remote Access Controller! These are usually called iDRAC now, with the I standing for "integrated". This is basically a separate control interface for the machine, so you can turn it on and off remotely

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    4. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      you can often also do things like type into the console, view the video output, etc.

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    5. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      but it's functionally a separate machine so even when the main server is powered off, you can still connect over the network and turn it on.

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    6. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      it's interesting that they use a PCMCIA card for modem part. I imagine that's because it was optional, and many users didn't need modem access, and it was just a simple way to add in modem support.

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    7. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      ANYWAY if you need a 1997 management card for your PCI server, here's this card on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Psion-Wan-Global-PC-card-56K-fax-Gold-card/363006963095 …

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    8. foone‏ @Foone 29 May 2020
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      I wonder what this port is? I guess based on the positioning, the dell servers it's designed for would have a special connector there, but what does it do? Maybe VGA/keyboard? those aren't easy to run over PCI...pic.twitter.com/u1eeCVgzV6

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    9. Hector Martin‏ @marcan42 29 May 2020
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      Has to be power control, right? The card needs to be able to turn the server on and off after all. Maybe also more standby power. I don't know about that era, but these days the BMC (generic term) also *is* the video card, so that could run over PCI. But no VGA out so maybe not.

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    10. Hector Martin‏ @marcan42 29 May 2020
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      There's a 9-pin IDC connector too, which could be for a serial port bracket for the iDRAC itself, *or* to loop back to the server's own serial port. The latter would make a lot of sense.

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      Hector Martin‏ @marcan42 29 May 2020
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      I can't find the manual PDF, but there's a cache: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_bzhyQVieFoJ:https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~brecht/servers/docs/PowerEdge-2600/en/Drac/dra24bk1.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=jp#19 … Looks like it takes standby power from an external power adaptor! And it's optional but if not present, it can only run for a while on battery.

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        1. Hector Martin‏ @marcan42 29 May 2020
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          It seems they call the extra mobo connector the "ESM" connector, and it sounds like it's mostly an interface to another micro on the motherboard that fans out to whatever they need to control. So if I had to guess it's some serial/i2c/spi or someting interface to it?

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        2. Hector Martin‏ @marcan42 29 May 2020
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          And it might also have the basic serial port interface on it for console redirection. I'm getting the feeling that DRAC in this age did not support VGA/keyboard/mouse redirection, only serial...

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        1. Aliz‏ @AlizTheHax0r 29 May 2020
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          Replying to @marcan42 @Foone

          IIRC that's what the barrel jack was - external power input.

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