Am Sa, den 07.02.2004 schrieb Micah Anderson um 00:26: > Since we often have limited physical access to our machines, and our > collective members are spread around the country, our holy grail is remote > hardware administration. > > This could mean a lot of things. Mostly, we just need to: > > 1. power cycle computers remotely > 2. access the bios and boot menu remotely
This and more can all be done with HP/Compaq's iLO (integrated Lights Out) which is included in many newer ProLiant server. Take a look at their website for a detailed listing of all available features... We use a bunch of those machines (DL380G3 and DL360G3) for some months now and never had a problem with the hardware or iLO itself. Basically it's a controller which is powered by the standby-power of the system and has a dedicated network interface. You can access a "virtual console" either via an integrated webserver (which loads a java applet to emulate the console output) or via telnet. It's a little bit slower than the output on your normal screen but you can setup the whole server (BIOS, RAID and OS) without connecting a keyboard or screen at all. best regards, Markus -- Markus Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \ Unix and Network Administration Graz, AUSTRIA \ High Availability / Cluster Mobile: +43 676 6485415 \ System Consulting Fax: +43 316 428896 \ Web Development -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
