From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 13 16:24:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1A61065675 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:24:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@speco.com) Received: from bonechip.speco.com (bonechip.speco.com [68.79.213.133]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAEDB8FC18 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:24:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@speco.com) Received: (qmail 70293 invoked by uid 89); 13 Mar 2008 15:57:34 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 70284, pid: 70287, t: 4.4584s scanners: attach: 1.1.0 clamav: 0.92.1 /m: spam: 3.2.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on bonechip.speco.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.4 Received: from unknown (HELO ?68.79.213.169?) (david@speco.com@68.79.213.169) by bonechip.speco.com with ESMTPA; 13 Mar 2008 15:57:29 -0000 Message-ID: <47D94EE5.7050003@speco.com> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:57:25 -0500 From: David Schutt User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?windows-1252?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= References: <89A232E0-CB36-4EE0-B66D-DCA4AB6F20DD@stromnet.se> <47D85B27.1000006@osoft.us> <47D86A01.8070500@osoft.us> <67DB8948-8B91-4563-8D21-FAA88AB5AAD0@stromnet.se> <4356DD9F-7620-4551-A06D-EB6E690A844F@gothic.net.au> <4B137563-3F0C-4E93-82C2-D34FFCA2A448@stromnet.se> In-Reply-To: <4B137563-3F0C-4E93-82C2-D34FFCA2A448@stromnet.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:24:16 -0000 Johan Ström wrote: > On Mar 13, 2008, at 1:01 AM, Sean Winn wrote: > >> For using HP blades and standard iLO (no licensed advance features), >> it works perfectly well, installing both FreeBSD 5 and 6 on the blades >> I've tried, using a remote install CD from the Java applet (there's >> one for remote devices like disks, and one for remote console); >> there's only text mode but that's plenty to install the OS and enable >> it to the point of using SSH to manage it from there on in. I'd hope >> the iLO hardware/software is relatively common to all the HP range :) >> >> text mode access continues at all times - the iLO interface is just a >> remote screen/keyboard onto it, even POST BIOS boot. The external >> devices are USB mass storage ones, but I didn't have problems booting >> off the CD and installing it for 6.2. > > > Well.. The blades seems to be an exception: > > • iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition (unlicensed blade server): > o Remote Console and IRC > > This is not listed under "iLO 2 Standard (unlicensed:)"... I guess that > means I'm out of luck unless I want to bang up another $400 (listing > price).. Which I'd rather not :) > > Anyone running those 360G5's using serial console on a normal licensed iLO? > Yes. We have one DL360 G5, and I was able to get serial console working using information I found in this thread -- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-proliant/2007-October/000303.html Only downside is that the physical COM1 becomes unavailable, which caused some consternation when trying to monitor a UPS :-) FreeBSD 7 amd64 (still BETA4) acting as a Samba file server, works very well for us. -- David Schutt Speco, Inc "When all you have is a screwdriver handle, 3946 Willow St everything looks like a nail" Schiller Park, IL 60176