Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:57:25 -0500 From: David Schutt <david@speco.com> To: =?windows-1252?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= <johan@stromnet.se> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? Message-ID: <47D94EE5.7050003@speco.com> In-Reply-To: <4B137563-3F0C-4E93-82C2-D34FFCA2A448@stromnet.se> References: <E1JZPFI-000Diz-Ml@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> <89A232E0-CB36-4EE0-B66D-DCA4AB6F20DD@stromnet.se> <47D85B27.1000006@osoft.us> <D30BD4BD-A697-4DF3-B520-526D7CAE20C8@stromnet.se> <47D86A01.8070500@osoft.us> <67DB8948-8B91-4563-8D21-FAA88AB5AAD0@stromnet.se> <4356DD9F-7620-4551-A06D-EB6E690A844F@gothic.net.au> <4B137563-3F0C-4E93-82C2-D34FFCA2A448@stromnet.se>
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Johan Ström wrote: > On Mar 13, 2008, at 1:01 AM, Sean Winn wrote: > >> For using HP blades and standard iLO (no licensed advance features), >> it works perfectly well, installing both FreeBSD 5 and 6 on the blades >> I've tried, using a remote install CD from the Java applet (there's >> one for remote devices like disks, and one for remote console); >> there's only text mode but that's plenty to install the OS and enable >> it to the point of using SSH to manage it from there on in. I'd hope >> the iLO hardware/software is relatively common to all the HP range :) >> >> text mode access continues at all times - the iLO interface is just a >> remote screen/keyboard onto it, even POST BIOS boot. The external >> devices are USB mass storage ones, but I didn't have problems booting >> off the CD and installing it for 6.2. > > > Well.. The blades seems to be an exception: > > • iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition (unlicensed blade server): > o Remote Console and IRC > > This is not listed under "iLO 2 Standard (unlicensed:)"... I guess that > means I'm out of luck unless I want to bang up another $400 (listing > price).. Which I'd rather not :) > > Anyone running those 360G5's using serial console on a normal licensed iLO? > Yes. We have one DL360 G5, and I was able to get serial console working using information I found in this thread -- http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-proliant/2007-October/000303.html Only downside is that the physical COM1 becomes unavailable, which caused some consternation when trying to monitor a UPS :-) FreeBSD 7 amd64 (still BETA4) acting as a Samba file server, works very well for us. -- David Schutt Speco, Inc "When all you have is a screwdriver handle, 3946 Willow St everything looks like a nail" Schiller Park, IL 60176
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