Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:17:11 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console access Message-ID: <449CAA5455C15CA79034C5D2@Macintosh.local> In-Reply-To: <EA2CBEC9-C963-4ABC-AFCF-CC4F539F801B@netconsonance.com> References: <9B7FE91B-9C2E-4732-866C-930AC6022A40@netconsonance.com> <200806051023.56065.jhb@freebsd.org> <CE0D857CF3C54017B29052F0@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <200806051910.20319.pieter@degoeje.nl> <3E1DBCBBB1C614B1DBD0F166@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <EA2CBEC9-C963-4ABC-AFCF-CC4F539F801B@netconsonance.com>
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--On June 7, 2008 2:16:26 PM -0700 Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com> wrote: > On Jun 5, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Paul Schmehl wrote: >> It's not quite that simple. To do that, I have to block out time to >> drive 45 miles during my supposed "off" hours and do the upgrade >> there. Because, if it breaks networking and I'm at home, the server >> will be down for at least an hour until I can drive to the hosting >> company, get access to the server and restore the old kernel. > > Paul, you should arrange with your colocation provider to get an out of > band serial connection to the system, and configure the console to go to > the serial port. We provide that for free at $EMPLOYER and most other > places I know of do it for free or nominal charge. > I was not aware of that. Thanks for the suggestion. Paul Schmehl If it isn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer.
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