IPMI is Dead, Long Live Redfish

Explore the future of server management in this 33-minute conference talk that introduces Redfish, the IPMI replacement standardized by DMTF. Discover how Redfish provides a RESTful API for out-of-band server management with a scalable, discoverable, and extensible lightweight data model. Learn about its role, features, and benefits for system administrators, including standardized open interfaces for multiple servers and storage systems. Examine various tools like DMTF and the python-redfish library offering Redfish abstractions. Gain insights into integrating CMDB support using the Open Source iTop tool in a Software Defined Infrastructure. Watch live or recorded demos illustrating different aspects of Redfish, and explore its data model, new features, and Open API, concluding with valuable feedback on this emerging technology.