[AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices

[Mark ZZZ Smith]

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> From: Daniel Watson <daniel at glovine.com.au>
>To: Chris Bennetts <chris at chipa.org> 
>Cc: "ausnog at lists.ausnog.net" <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net> 
>Sent: Saturday, 30 November 2013 6:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices
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> Then i say again, there's a need for additional lists, and its up to you readers to subscribe to those particular lists if you want to read the posts.
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It's not the responsibility or obligation of the Australian _Network_ Operators Group to facilitate mailing lists for _non-Network_ operators.

In fact, AusNOG has no obligations at all to do anything. That's what makes off-topic posts worse - you're wasting the time of a community where all time and other contributed resources are voluntary.

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>No offence to SAGE-AU  But I'm not about to pay to be on a mailing list for a few simple questions once in a while..
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That's no excuse or justification to pollute *this* list with your _off-topic_ emails.

If SAGE-AU is unsatisfactory, find some where else that is (Whirlpool, Server Fault, Super User) etc.

Posting off-topic is as rude as urinating in the pool.

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>D.
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>From: Chris Bennetts [chris at chipa.org]
>Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 6:04 PM
>To: Daniel Watson
>Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>Subject: RE: [AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices
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>My apologies, swap David for Daniel in text.
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>From:AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Chris Bennetts
>Sent: Saturday, 30 November 2013 6:02 PM
>To: Daniel Watson; Michael Andreas Schipp
>Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices
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>My main point to make first of all is that IPMI devices and their back-end authentication methods are different with every single vendor I work with.
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>If David was asking for help with anyone with A10 experience then it would possibly make sense to ask on AusNOG. For help with a server mainboard I would expect a different list would be much more worthwhile. Especially when I suspect at least 50% of AusNOG members are networking hardware focused, not server hardware.
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>I’m generally don’t subscribe to computing (server/workstation) lists as I do not gain much from them with the amount of email volume. Networking questions and answers I have a much higher gain ratio for the number of emails I get, hence I subscribe to around 10 NOG style mailing lists.
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>In other words, for me these posts become like spam and devalue the AusNOG list.
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>Perhaps some people need to read the intro lines on the AusNOG website and mailing list pages: “The AusNOG Mailing List is an informally moderated mailing list providing a forum for the discussion of technical and operational information by network operators.” – Network, not server operators.
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>From:AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Daniel Watson
>Sent: Saturday, 30 November 2013 5:50 PM
>To: Michael Andreas Schipp; David Hughes
>Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices
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> +1
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>Go A10 :D
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>D.
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>________________________________
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>From:Michael Andreas Schipp [MSchipp at a10networks.com]
>Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:48 PM
>To: David Hughes; Daniel Watson
>Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>Subject: RE: [AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices
>Hi David,
>              To be fair, networking devices are starting to get IPMI built-in to them these days. Some examples are A10 Networks (whom I work for) and F5 so you may see more questions in future on operational questions based on IPMI.
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>Thank you,
> 
>Michael A Schipp
>Regional SE Manager ANZ
>A10 Networks
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>From:AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of David Hughes
>Sent: Saturday, 30 November 2013 5:26 PM
>To: Daniel Watson
>Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] LDAP / AD Configuration on SuperMicro IPMI Devices
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>Hey Daniel,
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>As before, try a server / sysadmin related list like SAGE-AU (or google or whatever) for server questions.  Strike 2.
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>David
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>On 30/11/2013, at 3:46 PM, Daniel Watson <daniel at glovine.com.au> wrote:
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>Hey Noggers
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>>I was wondering if any *Network Operators* have had any success in configuring their IPMI devices to use an AD environment for staff logins  rather then the on-device user list?
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>>If you have, please ping off-list as i would like to get some help/input from you :D
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>>D.
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