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> Colocation that does not include serial console access is IMHO worthless.

i;ve been following this discussion with interest - what advantages does
a serial concolse give you over a colo's standard KVM access ? I've
never used a serial consolve with FreeBSD, though I see the phrase crop
up a lot.

-pcf.