Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:56:32 -0500 From: "Peter C. Lai" <peter@simons-rock.edu> To: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage Message-ID: <20100209225631.GP4648@cesium.hyperfine.info> In-Reply-To: <alpine.OSX.2.00.1002091723380.259@freemac> References: <4B6F9A8D.4050907@langille.org> <alpine.OSX.2.00.1002090103520.982@hotlap.local> <4B70FEEC.6070007@modulus.org> <20100209063310.GA23387@icarus.home.lan> <4B715AC6.5090500@denninger.net> <20100209134456.GA37029@icarus.home.lan> <alpine.OSX.2.00.1002091723380.259@freemac>
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On 2010-02-09 05:32:02PM -0500, Charles Sprickman wrote: > On Tue, 9 Feb 2010, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> One similar product that does seem to work well is iLO, available on >> HP/Compaq hardware. > > I've heard great things about that. It seems like a much better design - > it's essentially a small server that is independent from the main host. Has > it's own LAN and serial ports as well. > > Charles Dell PowerEdge Remote Access (DRAC) cards also provided this as well, and for a while there, you could actually VNC into them. But HP offers iLO for no extra charge or discount upon removal (DRACs are worth about $250) and has become such a prominent "must-have" datacenter feature that the "iLO" term is beginning to become genericized for web-accessible and virtual disc-capable onboard out-of-band IP-console management. -- =========================================================== Peter C. Lai | Bard College at Simon's Rock Systems Administrator | 84 Alford Rd. Information Technology Svcs. | Gt. Barrington, MA 01230 USA peter AT simons-rock.edu | (413) 528-7428 ===========================================================
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