> On Mon, 2 May 2005, c0ldbyte wrote: > > >> I have a "HDD Post Write Buffer" in the BIOS according to the MB manual > >> although the disks aren't connected to the MB controllers they are on RAID > >> 5 set off a PCI-X card. Will give it a go tomorrow ( drag the monitor > >> back to the rack ). Will this have any performance penalties? I could > >> just avoid using shutdown -p but it seems a bit dodgy what its doing. > >> If this machine where miles away without remote console it would have > >> caused major amounts of pain. > > > > Why would you use shutdown -p on a remote machine anyway. I could see > > possibly a shutdown -r but -p come on. > > I use it regularly -- for remote boxes that are in someone else's > facility, I'd much rather I was the one who powered them off and told them > when they were ready to unplug than having them do it. Life is a bit > better with the advent of soft power via case power buttons, but still... > > Robert N M Watson
I _always_ use it, specialy when the box in question is headless, or via KVM, or im too lazy to get up and switch the power off :-) danny _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
