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Date:      Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:53:42 +0100
From:      Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com>
To:        petefrench@ticketswitch.com, wmoran@potentialtech.com
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Newbie Question About System Update
Message-ID:  <E1DQ7mA-0005mD-JF@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20050425134005.089d61c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com>

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> KVM requires you to physically _be_ at the colo.

?! Not the one I have for our colo - it's a little java app
where I choose a machine from a dropdown and get the video
in a window on the desktop.

> A serial console with an IP address and ssh capabilities (which is easy to
> set up, or fairly inexpensive to purchase) allows you access to the system
> as if you're sitting at it, over ssh.

Ah, O.K. sounds fairly similar to what I have. Preseumably you can get at
BIOS settings and stuff like that too ?

Still don't see the advantage to be honest, but thanks for the explanation.

-pcf.



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