Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:51:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Michael Vince <mv@roq.com> Cc: Marian Hettwer <MH@kernel32.de> Subject: Re: Serial console install Message-ID: <20050412084854.W2178@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <42598382.5020509@roq.com> References: <787bbe1c0504070307670f5e5d@mail.gmail.com> <4255182E.1020002@centtech.com><42551E94.30800@centtech.com> <787bbe1c05040705254c89fea@mail.gmail.com> <42598382.5020509@roq.com>
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Michael Vince wrote: > Also I would like to make aware to the discussion IPMI which I believe > in Version 2 has console support, > This stuff seems to be the future of serial console, I have found it > frustrating that Dell sell most of their servers with only 1 serial > port, I believe there excuse is IPMI. > > http://people.freebsd.org/~dwhite/ipmi/ > http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/ > http://www.freebsdsystems.com/ipmi-tech.php This just rebroadcasts the BIOS console redirection. Once FreeBSD starts up that goes away. I looked at implementing an IPMIv2 console client and gave up since the serial console protocol is gnarly. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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