I could not remember the password for the life of me. In fact, I had a machine at home that had a 643 day uptime (Supermicro X8ST3-F if you were wondering) that I recently had to log into. When the time comes, it is easy to have forgotten the username and password. All too often, the server runs in the field fine for a year or two, then comes the need to perform some maintenance. Since Supermicro platforms are plentiful, it is best practice to change the default, especially if you are going to colo the server. Generally speaking, the default username and password for Supermicro IPMI is ADMIN / ADMIN. Supermicro 2029UZ TN20R25M Service Tag With BMC MAC And Password
