diff --git a/cli/board.go b/cli/board.go
index 304f2ee..825f95e 100644
--- a/cli/board.go
+++ b/cli/board.go
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ var boardCmd = &cli.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		board := c.Board()
+		board, err := c.Board()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		log.Infow("board", "bandtype", bandtype, "host", host, "result", board.String(), "redfish version", board.RedfishVersion, "bios", board.BiosVersion, "powermetric", board.PowerMetric, "powersupplies", board.PowerSupplies, "ledstate", board.IndicatorLED)
 		bmc, err := outBandBMCConnection.BMC()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/led.go b/cli/led.go
index 0ee4960..6e89642 100644
--- a/cli/led.go
+++ b/cli/led.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ var ledCmd = &cli.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		board := c.Board()
+		board, err := c.Board()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		log.Infow("lead", "state", board.IndicatorLED)
 		return nil
 	},
@@ -33,7 +36,10 @@ var ledCmd = &cli.Command{
 					return err
 				}
 				log.Infow("led state set to on")
-				board := c.Board()
+				board, err := c.Board()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 				log.Infow("lead", "state", board.IndicatorLED)
 				return nil
 			},
@@ -52,7 +58,10 @@ var ledCmd = &cli.Command{
 					return err
 				}
 				log.Infow("led state set to off")
-				board := c.Board()
+				board, err := c.Board()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 				log.Infow("lead", "state", board.IndicatorLED)
 				return nil
 			},
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index f492208..bff5eda 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/metal-stack/go-hal"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ var (
 	password string
 	host     string
 	port     int
+	debug    bool
 
 	bandtypeFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:        "bandtype",
@@ -61,8 +63,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	log = logger.New()
-
+	log = logger.NewSlog(slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug})))
 	app := &cli.App{
 		Name:  "hal",
 		Usage: "try bmc commands",
@@ -72,8 +73,11 @@ func main() {
 			ledCmd,
 			powerCmd,
 		},
+		Flags: flags,
 	}
 
+	log.Infow("go hal cli", "host", host, "port", port, "password", password, "bandtype", bandtype)
+
 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/connect/connect.go b/connect/connect.go
index 98d1e1a..9703504 100644
--- a/connect/connect.go
+++ b/connect/connect.go
@@ -47,13 +47,17 @@ func OutBand(ip string, ipmiPort int, user, password string, log logger.Logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to establish redfish connection for ip:%s user:%s error:%w", ip, user, err)
 	}
-	b, err := r.BoardInfo()
+	vendor, vendorString, modelString, err := r.VendorAndModel()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get board info via redfish for ip:%s user:%s error:%w", ip, user, err)
 	}
-	b.Vendor = api.GuessVendor(b.VendorString)
+	b := &api.Board{
+		VendorString: vendorString,
+		Vendor:       vendor,
+		Model:        modelString,
+	}
 	log.Debugw("connect", "board", b)
-	switch b.Vendor {
+	switch vendor {
 	case api.VendorLenovo:
 		return lenovo.OutBand(r, b), nil
 	case api.VendorSupermicro, api.VendorNovarion:
diff --git a/hal.go b/hal.go
index ca85c64..1cc27d9 100644
--- a/hal.go
+++ b/hal.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func GuessPowerState(powerState string) PowerState {
 
 type Hal interface {
 	// Board return board information of the current connection
-	Board() *api.Board
+	Board() (*api.Board, error)
 
 	// UUID get the machine UUID
 	// current usage in metal-hammer
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ type Hal interface {
 // InBand get and set settings from the server via the inband interface.
 type InBand interface {
 	// Board return board information of the current connection
-	Board() *api.Board
+	Board() (*api.Board, error)
 
 	// UUID get the machine UUID
 	// current usage in metal-hammer
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ type InBand interface {
 // OutBand get and set settings from the server via the out of band interface.
 type OutBand interface {
 	// Board return board information of the current connection
-	Board() *api.Board
+	Board() (*api.Board, error)
 	// UUID get the machine uuid
 	// current usage in ipmi-catcher
 	UUID() (*uuid.UUID, error)
diff --git a/internal/inband/inband.go b/internal/inband/inband.go
index 63eaf07..3c0804e 100644
--- a/internal/inband/inband.go
+++ b/internal/inband/inband.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func New(board *api.Board, inspectBMC bool, log logger.Logger) (*InBand, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (ib *InBand) Board() *api.Board {
-	return ib.board
+func (ib *InBand) Board() (*api.Board, error) {
+	return ib.board, nil
 }
 
 func (ib *InBand) UUID() (*uuid.UUID, error) {
diff --git a/internal/outband/outband.go b/internal/outband/outband.go
index 991c38a..0870a7d 100644
--- a/internal/outband/outband.go
+++ b/internal/outband/outband.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func New(r *redfish.APIClient, ipmiTool ipmi.IpmiTool, board *api.Board, ip stri
 	return &OutBand{
 		Redfish:  r,
 		IpmiTool: ipmiTool,
-		board:    board,
 		Ip:       ip,
 		ipmiPort: ipmiPort,
 		user:     user,
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ func ViaGoipmi(board *api.Board, ip string, ipmiPort int, user, password string)
 	}
 }
 
-func (ob *OutBand) Board() *api.Board {
-	return ob.board
+func (ob *OutBand) Board() (*api.Board, error) {
+	return ob.Redfish.BoardInfo()
 }
 
 func (ob *OutBand) IPMIConnection() (string, int, string, string) {
diff --git a/internal/redfish/redfish.go b/internal/redfish/redfish.go
index 94dea1e..ea5e0d9 100644
--- a/internal/redfish/redfish.go
+++ b/internal/redfish/redfish.go
@@ -55,6 +55,38 @@ func New(url, user, password string, insecure bool, log logger.Logger) (*APIClie
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (c *APIClient) VendorAndModel() (api.Vendor, string, string, error) {
+	manufacturer := ""
+	model := ""
+	vendor := api.VendorUnknown
+	// Query the chassis data using the session token
+	if c.Gofish.Service == nil {
+		return vendor, manufacturer, model, fmt.Errorf("gofish service root is not available most likely due to missing username")
+	}
+
+	systems, err := c.Gofish.Service.Systems()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.log.Warnw("ignore system query", "error", err.Error())
+	}
+	for _, system := range systems {
+		if system.Manufacturer != "" {
+			manufacturer = system.Manufacturer
+		}
+		if system.Model != "" {
+			model = system.Model
+		}
+		if manufacturer != "" && model != "" {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if manufacturer == "" || model == "" {
+		return vendor, manufacturer, model, fmt.Errorf("unable to detect vendor and model")
+	}
+
+	vendor = api.GuessVendor(manufacturer)
+	return vendor, manufacturer, model, nil
+}
+
 func (c *APIClient) BoardInfo() (*api.Board, error) {
 	// Query the chassis data using the session token
 	if c.Gofish.Service == nil {
diff --git a/internal/vendors/lenovo/lenovo.go b/internal/vendors/lenovo/lenovo.go
index 969f872..a6be1c1 100644
--- a/internal/vendors/lenovo/lenovo.go
+++ b/internal/vendors/lenovo/lenovo.go
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ func (c *bmcConnection) Present() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *bmcConnection) CreateUserAndPassword(user api.BMCUser, privilege api.IpmiPrivilege) (string, error) {
-	return c.IpmiTool.CreateUser(user, privilege, "", c.Board().Vendor.PasswordConstraints(), ipmi.LowLevel)
+	board, err := c.Board()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return c.IpmiTool.CreateUser(user, privilege, "", board.Vendor.PasswordConstraints(), ipmi.LowLevel)
 }
 
 func (c *bmcConnection) CreateUser(user api.BMCUser, privilege api.IpmiPrivilege, password string) error {
diff --git a/internal/vendors/supermicro/supermicro.go b/internal/vendors/supermicro/supermicro.go
index 67ad35b..178c7e5 100644
--- a/internal/vendors/supermicro/supermicro.go
+++ b/internal/vendors/supermicro/supermicro.go
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ func (c *bmcConnection) Present() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *bmcConnection) CreateUserAndPassword(user api.BMCUser, privilege api.IpmiPrivilege) (string, error) {
-	return c.IpmiTool.CreateUser(user, privilege, "", c.Board().Vendor.PasswordConstraints(), ipmi.HighLevel)
+	board, err := c.Board()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return c.IpmiTool.CreateUser(user, privilege, "", board.Vendor.PasswordConstraints(), ipmi.HighLevel)
 }
 
 func (c *bmcConnection) CreateUser(user api.BMCUser, privilege api.IpmiPrivilege, password string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/logger/logger.go b/pkg/logger/logger.go
index 064fd77..dd853d0 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func New() Logger {
 	return halslog.New(log)
 }
 
-// NewSlog returns an zap instance of logger
+// NewSlog returns an slog instance of logger
 func NewSlog(logger *slog.Logger) Logger {
 	return halslog.New(logger)
 }