From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 12 22:41:47 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7ADC106566B for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:41:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johan@stromnet.se) Received: from core.stromnet.se (core.stromnet.se [83.218.84.131]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8A088FC1C for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:41:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johan@stromnet.se) Received: from localhost (core.stromnet.se [83.218.84.131]) by core.stromnet.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86952D4640F; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:41:18 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at stromnet.se Received: from core.stromnet.se ([83.218.84.131]) by localhost (core.stromnet.se [83.218.84.135]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 3x-kH4qTULef; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:41:16 +0100 (CET) Received: from johan-mp.stromnet.se (90-224-172-102-no129.tbcn.telia.com [90.224.172.102]) by core.stromnet.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F024D46414; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:41:16 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <116832FE-25A5-4A35-A7B8-82EA104BCFF5@stromnet.se> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= To: Pete French In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:41:43 +0100 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:41:48 -0000 On Mar 12, 2008, at 11:27 PM, Pete French wrote: >> How long have you run 7.0 (before release)? From all the other >> responses it seems lots of ppl use 7.0 on these without any problems >> at all. > > I've been running it since last september - never had any problem with > it, and am pretty convinced it is stable. Sounds good :) > > >> This is where I'm a bit curious. What OS interaction does iLO do? >> That >> needs to be "compatible" i mean. > > Booting from the CD - I had one FreeBSD/iLO combination which would > noit > boot from the emulated CD. I needed to use the floppies and do a > network > install. That was painful - I can't remember the version though. > Certainly > I have had no such probelsm with 7.0 and the latest iLO. I see.. well if i ever need to boot from cd (reinstall) this box i'll probably do it with local access anyway.. > > >> SOL capabilities.. To what degree can I remote control with iLO? If > > It acts as a complete console - just as if you were sitting in front > of the machine. You can see the screen, use keyboard and mouse, and > attack images as CD's or floppies. > > >> iLO over internet? Possible, impossible? Encryption? (yes i know, not >> exactly freebsd related questions but.. ) > > iLO runs over https so is encrypted. It does run better from a Windows > client than anything else sadly - but I keep a wWindows box around > for this purpose. Have just installed a set of machines somewhere in > Louisianna remotely, whilst sitting in bed in London with a cup of > tea : > using an OSX laptop :-) I love iLO... Just what I thought then. Thanks :)