At the recent Zarhus Developers Meetup #1, we presented our work on enabling OpenBMC for the Supermicro X11SSH – a widely used, but aging, server platform. Our goal was to modernize its management capabilities using open-source firmware, giving it a new life with full support for remote monitoring and control. In our talk, we walked through the challenges of porting OpenBMC to this board, including dealing with outdated tooling, custom hardware challenges, and integration with legacy BIOS setups. You can watch the full presentation here: OpenBMC for Supermicro X11SSH – Zarhus Meetup Talk.
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At the recent Zarhus Developers Meetup #1, we presented our work on enabling OpenBMC for the Supermicro X11SSH – a widely used, but aging, server platform. Our goal was to modernize its management capabilities using open-source firmware, giving it a new life with full support for remote monitoring and control. In our talk, we walked through the challenges of porting OpenBMC to this board, including dealing with outdated tooling, custom hardware challenges, and integration with legacy BIOS setups. You can watch the full presentation here: OpenBMC for Supermicro X11SSH – Zarhus Meetup Talk.
This project is part of our broader effort to improve transparency and control in platform management stacks, especially for developers and infrastructure operators who want to avoid closed, vendor-specific solutions. For a deep dive into the technical implementation, firmware architecture, and the process we followed, check out our blog: ZarhusBMC: Bringing OpenBMC to Supermicro X11SSH.