Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:22:39 +0100 From: Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cruel and unusual problems with Proliant ML350 Message-ID: <20061113192239.GA1092@core.byshenk.net> In-Reply-To: <20061113171945.GA26567@icarus.home.lan> References: <ej2l2d$h42$1@sea.gmane.org> <200611131633.kADGXO8J073080@lurza.secnetix.de> <20061113171945.GA26567@icarus.home.lan>
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On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 09:19:45AM -0800, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > I'll agree with this (re: webservers not needing USB), except in > regards to one item: keyboards. > > More and more x86 PCs these days are expecting keyboards to be > USB-based. Yes, PS/2 ports are still present on most (but not all) > motherboards, but eventually that will be phased out. > > I like the idea of being able to go to my co-location facility and > plug in a USB keyboard to begin working on a server, and when > finished remove the keyboard and leave. Don't you really need to have a monitor, as well? I _have_ worked "blind" before, but I didn't enjoy it. I can imagine having a keyboard with me when wandering around, but wouldn't normally have a monitor. I had always thought that the preferred solution for this sort of case was to use a serial console. And what seems to be becoming common on servers is a BIOS that allows you to fully redirect to serial, including BIOS configuration. The servers that I have recently purchased have had a keyboard and monitor plugged into them _once_ -- for the first BIOS setup -- and then never again. -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL
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