Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:41:43 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= <johan@stromnet.se> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? Message-ID: <116832FE-25A5-4A35-A7B8-82EA104BCFF5@stromnet.se> In-Reply-To: <E1JZZPk-0001oc-Bz@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> References: <E1JZZPk-0001oc-Bz@dilbert.ticketswitch.com>
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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 :)
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