I just got a ThinkCentre M715q (10VG0006US) and am using it as a media server with Tailscale, which has been fantastic. While exploring its hardware, I noticed the IPMI interface mentioned when I ran a command to check the specs. It shows that there's an IPMI interface from Realtek, but when I tried to load the necessary kernel module with `modprobe ipmi_si`, it resulted in an error saying 'No such device.' I also looked into the BIOS options and found references to DASH. I'm not really sure how DASH relates to IPMI or if they're connected, but I'm curious whether my M715q actually has IPMI capabilities or if DASH is just a substitute. Any insights or suggestions would be appreciated!
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Nope, your M715q doesn't support IPMI. Instead, it uses DASH, which is a DMTF standard designed for out-of-band management via the onboard NIC. Essentially, DASH is intended to be a lighter solution compared to IPMI for desktops and laptops. You can find more details on that through Lenovo's support page or the DASH standards documentation.
Is there a way to utilize DASH on Linux?