From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 17 17:09:41 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A4BE1065670 for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:09:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Received: from ifdnrg29.ifdnrg.com (outbound.ifdnrg.com [193.200.98.138]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D56D48FC08 for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:09:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.85] (93-97-172-73.zone5.bethere.co.uk [93.97.172.73]) (authenticated bits=0) by ifdnrg29.ifdnrg.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p0HH9c0G063856 for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:09:38 GMT (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Message-ID: <4D3477CE.4050502@ifdnrg.com> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:09:34 +0000 From: Paul Macdonald User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101207 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: DELL idrac embedded BMC- good console server replacement? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:09:41 -0000 Does anyone use the (dell) idrac embedded bmc on their bsd boxes.. I'm only interested in easy 'serial' access to the bios, and the running system, no need for any grpahical interfaces obviously. From what i've read they can power up/down machines too, but i'm a bit confused with the docs. I've historically used a serial console server, and i usually flatten any new dells without much thought for the tools they come with.. Dell also sell their server mgmt cards as well, but i'm interested in hearing if the embedded bmc alone can offer an easy alternative to a console server. thanks -- ------------------------- Paul Macdonald IFDNRG Ltd Web and video hosting ------------------------- t: 0131 5548070 m: 07534206249 e: paul@ifdnrg.com w: http://www.ifdnrg.com ------------------------- IFDNRG 40 Maritime Street Edinburgh EH6 6SA -------------------------