ASRock Rack PAUL is a low-profile PCIe IPMI card designed to provide remote management (IPMI/BMC) capabilities to any platform. The heart of the card is the ASPEED AST2500 controller, widely used in this type of solution.

Linux Kernel Support

New patches have been released to include native support for ASRock Rack PAUL in the Linux kernel. These patches contain the necessary Device Tree (DT) definitions for the correct operation of the card.

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cards like the ASRock Rack PAUL are fundamental for out-of-band server management. They allow monitoring system status, controlling power, and accessing the remote console even when the operating system is inactive or experiencing issues. This is particularly useful in on-premise environments and data centers, where efficient remote management is essential.