From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 25 18:25:14 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 11A0B16A4CE for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:25:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.ticketswitch.com (mail.ticketswitch.com [194.200.93.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAEE343D66 for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:25:13 +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 1DQ8Gf-000LzA-3u; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:25:13 +0100 Received: from petefrench by dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk with local (Exim 4.43 (FreeBSD)) id 1DQ8Gd-0005qj-01; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:25:11 +0100 To: petefrench@ticketswitch.com, wmoran@potentialtech.com In-Reply-To: <20050425141053.76034863.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Message-Id: From: Pete French Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:25:11 +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 18:25:14 -0000 > That's an out of the ordinary KVM. Would you mind passing on the > manufacturer of that unit, I'd like to recommend that unit to a number > of clients/associates of mine. It's an HP unit. The client is a Java program called IPViewer you donwload from their website. I did have to tweak it to run under freeBSD (basically download the Linux version and replace the JRE with the FreeBSD native one). *quick rummage* I suspect it's one of these: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/rack-options/kvm/index-console.html Not that I have ever seen the thing. But it seems likely that it's one of those. None of the boxes plugged into it are HP/Compaq ones - they are a miscellany of odd servers from a variety of places, and it works fine with all of them. > The point is that a normal, run of the mill KVM doesn't have that capability. I havent worked with many colo's - I assumed they all had some kind of remote KVM ability, sorry. I see what you mean now. cheers, -pcf. PS: I have no clue how miuch those KVM's cost - they might be horrificly expensive if you dont get one as standard with your hosting. HP and 'cheap' aren't two words that I naturally associate.