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Date:      Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:33:10 -0500
From:      Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Dell DRAC 5 cards and 6.1-RELEASE
Message-ID:  <0CF1AC43319270AF6EC0C03C@utd59514.utdallas.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20060918163244.GA1717@io.com>
References:  <FD28EF21AC722E78057EED6E@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20060918163244.GA1717@io.com>

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--On Monday, September 18, 2006 11:32:44 -0500 Spencer PriceNash=20
<spencer@io.com> wrote:
>
> It is my understanding that DRAC configuration is not applied until
> after a reboot.
>
That makes sense.  Thanks.
>
>> The native card has enough functionality for what I need, but what I'm
>> wondering is if anyone has managed to get the extra functionality
>> working  under linux emulation.  If so, how did you install the rpm?
>> And which  emulation did you use?
>
> The OS doesn't matter if it's Windows or RedHat/SuSE.  Haven't seen
> it working on anything else.  YMMV.

It works fine on FreeBSD.  You just don't have the additional functionality =

provided by the Open Management software.  I can't seem to get the rpm to=20
install.  But basic console redirection, reboot, shutdown, stats, etc. is=20
provided by the card through the web interface.  It seems to work fine.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/

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