Peak security
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I hate it when my boss says that. Or he will call it "D-RAC". Annoys the hell out of me.
It's iDRAC.
Yes, there are components that are called RAC, but the Dell out of band management system is called iDRAC.
... but that's not as dumb as when he calls the SuperMicro system "iLO". That's IPMI. We don't even own any HPE. I've no idea why he's stuck on iLO.It's iDRAC.
I'd say that RAC is the overarching term for different Dell Solutions, see Dell Remote Access Configuration Guide
DRACT supports the following types of RACs that support RACADM commands:
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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8)
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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7)
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Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell PowerEdge M1000e and PowerEdge VRTX
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And it's just shorter and easier to say
¯\_(ツ)_/¯but that's not as dumb as when he calls the SuperMicro system "iLO". That's IPMI. We don't even own any HPE. I've no idea why he's stuck on iLO.
Perhaps his first encounter with remote management was with iLO and he just thinks that this is how it's called. It's "integrated Lights Out", and "Lights-Out Management" as well as "Remote Access Controller" both are generic terms (and I suspect that this is why Dell adds an “iD” in front of its product names).
But we are way to close to the “GNU/Linux Copypasta” than I would like.
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To me, it is mostly a real blocker for using it in some embedded Linux devices due to size constraints, otherwise I personally would be using it extensively.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I'm having a hard time imagining this Goldilocks embedded device that is simultaneously big enough to run Linux (so not an actual microcontroller), yet too small for a few megabytes worth of statically-linked libraries. Got an example?
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Almost the same thing happened to me. I accidentally fucked up the internet connection in my home while in Japan, and I had to video call my mom to have her fix it. It was a pain for both of us, but thankfully it went rather smoothly. Thank you mom!
Do you mind explaining the details? I’m trying to learn as much as possible!
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Networking noob here; what, pray tell, is HPE iLO4... or do I want to even know?
Edit: Never mind. Found it. HP... shudders
“In December 2021 Iranian researchers at Amnpardaz security firm have discovered rootkits in HPE's iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) management modules.”
Because of course lol
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Well, I have my server running in my parents basement, because they have fiber, and I don't.
It's not quite a 500km drive, but still a long enough distance for this scenario to be a major inconvenience.
But since I have wireguard running on their router though this specific scenario is not something that could happen to me
Wireguard is a VPN protocol, so you are able to tunnel into their router to…do what exactly?
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Before you make a change, do this in a screen-session:
sleep 300 && iptables-restore old_fw_rules.bak
Yeah except it would be iptables-restore < old_fw_rules.bak
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permission denied
fuuuu
Found the debian user.
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^This^ ^is^ ^a^ ^joke,^ ^I^ ^didn't^ ^really^ ^lock^ ^myself^ ^out^
Most secure box is the one that does nothing.
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Found the debian user.
user permissions is a debian thing now?
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Yeah except it would be iptables-restore < old_fw_rules.bak
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Fun fact: When you do iptables-save, you have to redirect the output if you want to save it to a file. But when you use iptables-restore, you don't need to pipe it back in, you can just use the filename!
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Fun fact: When you do iptables-save, you have to redirect the output if you want to save it to a file. But when you use iptables-restore, you don't need to pipe it back in, you can just use the filename!
It wasn't always that way. At one time you had to so I still do.
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user permissions is a debian thing now?
A long time ago, Debian 8 or so it was a bug with Debian. Something about the command running without root despite the sudo command.
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Happened to me once. Had a little Pi at my parent's house and that was a nice excuse to visit them.
Except when you get there and don’t want to talk or do all the meeting and greeting until you know the server still works.
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It's iDRAC.
I'd say that RAC is the overarching term for different Dell Solutions, see Dell Remote Access Configuration Guide
DRACT supports the following types of RACs that support RACADM commands:
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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8)
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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7)
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[...]
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Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell PowerEdge M1000e and PowerEdge VRTX
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[...]
And it's just shorter and easier to say
¯\_(ツ)_/¯but that's not as dumb as when he calls the SuperMicro system "iLO". That's IPMI. We don't even own any HPE. I've no idea why he's stuck on iLO.
Perhaps his first encounter with remote management was with iLO and he just thinks that this is how it's called. It's "integrated Lights Out", and "Lights-Out Management" as well as "Remote Access Controller" both are generic terms (and I suspect that this is why Dell adds an “iD” in front of its product names).
But we are way to close to the “GNU/Linux Copypasta” than I would like.
Mmm. Ya ya. No argument. But its iDRAC. I've had to sit through enough propaganda. I'm pretty sure about this.
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It wasn't always that way. At one time you had to so I still do.
Totally! I still catch myself doing that sometimes. Old habits die hard
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Wireguard is a VPN protocol, so you are able to tunnel into their router to…do what exactly?
It let's me remote into their LAN, thus bypassing the firewall
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If you have the HTML5 option you should be on a pretty recent firmware.
Interesting that you'd prefer going (literally) analog connection rather than over the IPMI.
The latest version of iLO4 is from 2023
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The latest version of iLO4 is from 2023
You know, I wanted to say "Bet!" and proove your wrong as I couldnt believe they never went past 2023 for the firmware.
Turns out that was the latest.But I do know they have more recent firmware uploads for the UEFI than 2023. ^(A year younger but no less nore recent/s)
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Except when you get there and don’t want to talk or do all the meeting and greeting until you know the server still works.
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It let's me remote into their LAN, thus bypassing the firewall
Please forgive the ignorance here. What are you trying to do? I thought you were trying to reboot an offline server. I’m probably just confused!
