I also require all servers to have iDRAC/iLO with whatever licensing gets me remote console plus virtual media. I can rebuild a server from bare metal without leaving my desk (or from home). What's ...

Choosing a small-business or remote-site server has always involved trade-offs. You can’t spend too much, but you don’t want to aim too short and deploy undersized hardware that you’ll wind up ...

and include a way to physically remove power from the server. We had bad iDRAC software on our machines where the iDRAC would hang after about 55 days of uptime. The only way to restore functionality ...