Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:23:18 -0700 From: "Mark D. Anderson" <mda@discerning.com> To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel ISP1100 or similar 1U experience with 4.3 stable Message-ID: <0a7a01c10b32$048ca100$13bf2581@mdaxke>
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a nice feature of both the isp1100 and the sun netra is that they have both: 1. serial bios output (not just serial console after some OS is booted), 2. remote reboot (not remote boot like PXE, and not wake-on-lan, but a remote command to it to reset power, whether any OS is running or not). the isp1100 does this using the "EMP" serial port available on the L440GX+ board; i assume that other systems using the same board could do the same. the vacm.sourceforge.net project has support for the control protocol from a linux-based controller (intel only offers a win32 executable for control). i assume that could be easily ported to freebsd, though there is no requirement for the controlling PC to match the controlled PCs. i don't know of any other production intel 1U system that has these features, besides the ISP1100. despite the fact that VA spearheaded the vacm project, their 1U system instead used a proprietary ethernet port. ones based on simple serial ports are better since you can run them all through a dialup terminal concentrator (or a PC with a multi-serial card, your choice). HP, Dell, and Compaq have some of these features, but based on extra plug-in cards (variously called "Lights Out Management", "Remote Insight", etc.). this adds a lot to the expense. IBM offers a system (the xSeries 330) with a proprietary kvm daisy-chain cable they call "C2T". That cuts down on cabling, but doesn't offer the simplicity of a serial port. if anyone has info on an intel 1U system with the features of the ISP1100, please let us (or at least me) know. I don't know why there is apparently not much demand for it -- seems to me that if you care enough about space that you get 1Us, then you care about manageability. -mda To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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