From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 18:46:47 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B71D41065674 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:46:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johnj@external.umass.edu) Received: from blueman.umassp.edu (blueman.umassp.edu [69.16.110.163]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 782EC8FC18 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:46:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from blueman.umassp.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by blueman.umassp.edu (8.13.3+Sun/8.13.3) with ESMTP id p0SIkk0U004916 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:46:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (johnj@localhost) by blueman.umassp.edu (8.13.3+Sun/8.13.7/Submit) with ESMTP id p0SIkk44004912 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:46:46 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: blueman.umassp.edu: johnj owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:46:46 -0500 (EST) From: John Jackson X-X-Sender: johnj@blueman To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> Message-ID: References: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Sun Remote System Control (RSC board) X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: johnj@external.umass.edu List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:46:47 -0000 So, the half dozen or so Sun Fire 280R's I have contain Sun Remote System Control (RSC) cards. It's a board that provides battery-backed up lights out remote management, and includes serial, ethernet and modem ports for connecting to it through. System console output can be directed to and controlled from this card. Sun supplied Solaris software for supporting this card as a separate download from the o/s installation collection. Has anyone heard of any Freebsd support or requests for support for this card? Thanks :) -John