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Date:      Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:31:27 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
To:        ke han <ke.han@redstarling.com>
Cc:        Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: remote access solutions for rebuild world ??
Message-ID:  <20060821083127.cacf03ee.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
In-Reply-To: <38C16C5A-183F-4086-B1FB-C60BACEE8810@redstarling.com>
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In response to ke han <ke.han@redstarling.com>:

> I am about to purchase a new server for FreeBSD 6.1.  For rebuilding  
> world, I will need secure remote access to the server while booting  
> in order to startup in single user mode.
> What solutions do other user recommend for this?  Any particular  
> favored than others?  Specific hardware recommendations are welcome.
> thanks, ke han

If you purchase a server with a serial port (not USB) you can set up a
console server and use a serial console.  Dell has the "Dell Remote
Access Card" (DRAC) option available for most of their servers, I'd
assume that other vendors have similar capabilities.

HTH.

-- 
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.



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