I’m running an old server at home, an IBM system x3400 m3, rocking two x5675 intel processors.

I currently have Windows Pro (NOT Server) installed on it and connected to it remotely through Parsec (opened a port on my router). I’ve tried using duckDNS to associate my IP with a domain, and got the service running on my server to automatically refresh the IP.

This server is my primary rig, used for gaming but also to host my family’s photos through Plex and backup photos from phones through Resilio file Sync.

However, the server doesn’t have the best power consumption, so I’d like to use WoL to remotely turn it on. I’ve enabled it in the BIOS, have checked the drivers to enable it, and tried using TeamViewer to use Wake on Lan, but it doesn’t seem to work.

Any suggestions on how to remotely turn it on? (the server also has KVM I think, or at least an apparently useless network port, tho I’m not exactly sure what that does)

  • slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Considering it’s an IBM wol will likely only work on the lan1 port or the imm port.

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      1 year ago

      That’s very useful information. What is IMM (guessing Integrated Management Module), but what does it allow me to do?

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        1 year ago

        IMM is IBMs out of band management system if you have worked with HP they call it iLO and Dell calls iDRAC. You can get hardware diagnostics from a webpage when the server is powered off but power is still connected. You can also use the page to power on, reboot and shutdown the system. There is even a virtual console so you can see what the video is outputting without a monitor attached.

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          1 year ago

          This is just what I need! Just found a manual on Lenovo’s website for my server. Thanks!