From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 25 17:53:45 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D79F916A4CE for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:53:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.ticketswitch.com (mail.ticketswitch.com [194.200.93.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9903B43D55 for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:53:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from petefrench@ticketswitch.com) Received: from [172.16.1.6] (helo=dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk) by mail.ticketswitch.com with esmtp (Exim 4.50 (FreeBSD)) id 1DQ7mA-000LD5-Pb; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:53:42 +0100 Received: from petefrench by dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk with local (Exim 4.43 (FreeBSD)) id 1DQ7mA-0005mD-JF; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:53:42 +0100 To: petefrench@ticketswitch.com, wmoran@potentialtech.com In-Reply-To: <20050425134005.089d61c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Message-Id: From: Pete French Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:53:42 +0100 cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Question About System Update X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:53:46 -0000 > 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.