From owner-freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 14 14:55:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF0C816A40F for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:55:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Oystein.Kaldhol@mrfylke.no) Received: from mail.mrfylke.no (fw.mrfylke.no [213.184.199.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79CE643CA7 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:54:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Oystein.Kaldhol@mrfylke.no) Received: from mail.mrfylke.no (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.mrfylke.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id C21AA6FC19C; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:42:25 +0100 (CET) Received: from mrpost1.mr-fylke.org (unknown [10.247.0.51]) by mail.mrfylke.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE1A56FC17E; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:42:25 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <20061214080427.G1004@shanty.ipnstock.com> To: brad miele MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.5.1 21.January 2004 Message-ID: From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=D8ystein_Kaldhol?= Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:52:48 +0100 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on MRPOST1/MRFYLKE(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 12/14/2006 03:52:49 PM, Serialize complete at 12/14/2006 03:52:49 PM Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Subject: Ad: Re: ilo virtual cdrom X-BeenThere: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Technical discussion of FreeBSD on HP ProLiant server platforms." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:55:58 -0000 brad miele wrote 14.12.2006 14:05:18: =20 > On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, =D8ystein Kaldhol wrote: >=20 > >=20 > > -----owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org wrote: ----- > >=20 > > >To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org > > >From: brad miele > > >Sent by: owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org > > >Date: 12/14/2006 03:33AM > > >Subject: ilo virtual cdrom > > > > > >hi, > > > > > >my comabny just upgrade ilo licenses on all of my machines. the new > > >version has something called a virtual cdrom. Has anyone used this? I > > > > > >tried using it today, but it didn't seem to do anything. Is it > > >supposed to > > >create a new entry in /dev or does it replace the onboard cd device? > >=20 > > The ILO virtual media will appear as a physical device to the OS.=20 Since > > it is accessible under boot, we use it to remote install servers. Plug = in > > power & ILO, and install from the cdrom(or an image) on your local > > computer. Since this uses HTTP/SSL it can be done over the internet. I > > just used it to install 6.1 on one of our systems. > >=20 > > It does not replace the onboard cd device as far as I know, it acts=20 just > > as another device. Note that in addition to mounting local CD's, you=20 can > > also mount image files, virtual floppies etc etc. > >=20 >=20 > thanks, i thnk you have answered my main concern, it seems like you=20 can't=20 > really mount the virtual cdrom on a running server. it needs to be=20 dfined=20 > and then booted to? No it can be mounted run-time. At least it works fine here. We're using=20 DL360 and DL380's and FreeBSD 6.1 brgrds Oystein Kaldhol Systems Administrator County of More & Romsdal, Norway