From owner-freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 14 15:03:31 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 B0A0916A50B for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:03:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bmiele@ipnstock.com) Received: from shanty.ipnstock.com (static-71-241-222-63.port.east.verizon.net [71.241.222.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 004CE43DD5 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:01:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bmiele@ipnstock.com) Received: from shanty.ipnstock.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by shanty.ipnstock.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kBEF2Qw8034863; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:02:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bmiele@ipnstock.com) Received: from localhost (brad@localhost) by shanty.ipnstock.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id kBEF2PUk034860; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:02:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bmiele@ipnstock.com) X-Authentication-Warning: shanty.ipnstock.com: brad owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:02:25 -0500 (EST) From: brad miele X-X-Sender: brad@shanty.ipnstock.com To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=D8ystein_Kaldhol?= In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20061214100121.C1004@shanty.ipnstock.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-1375128910-1166108545=:1004" Cc: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 15:03:31 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-1375128910-1166108545=:1004 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE do you have to rescan the bus or something to get the device to show up=20 once you create it in ilo? it seems that i should see something happen in= =20 messages when i create the virtual drive. Brad --------------------- Brad Miele VP Technology IPNStock.com 866 476 7862 x902 bmiele@ipnstock.com On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, =D8ystein Kaldhol wrote: > brad miele wrote 14.12.2006 14:05:18: > > >> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, =D8ystein Kaldhol wrote: >> >>> >>> -----owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org wrote: ----- >>> >>>> 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? >>> >>> The ILO virtual media will appear as a physical device to the OS. > 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. >>> >>> It does not replace the onboard cd device as far as I know, it acts > just >>> as another device. Note that in addition to mounting local CD's, you > can >>> also mount image files, virtual floppies etc etc. >>> >> >> thanks, i thnk you have answered my main concern, it seems like you > can't >> really mount the virtual cdrom on a running server. it needs to be > dfined >> and then booted to? > > No it can be mounted run-time. At least it works fine here. We're using > DL360 and DL380's and FreeBSD 6.1 > > brgrds > Oystein Kaldhol > Systems Administrator > County of More & Romsdal, Norway > > > --0-1375128910-1166108545=:1004--