Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:46:28 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Johan Str?m <johan@stromnet.se> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, ulf@Alameda.net Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? Message-ID: <20080317104628.GA98129@evil.alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <7FA8F29C-8D96-49E7-A927-8482F0ADBED1@stromnet.se> References: <E1JZPFI-000Diz-Ml@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> <89A232E0-CB36-4EE0-B66D-DCA4AB6F20DD@stromnet.se> <47D85B27.1000006@osoft.us> <D30BD4BD-A697-4DF3-B520-526D7CAE20C8@stromnet.se> <47D86A01.8070500@osoft.us> <20080316073616.GQ87650@evil.alameda.net> <7FA8F29C-8D96-49E7-A927-8482F0ADBED1@stromnet.se>
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 08:33:20AM +0100, Johan Str?m wrote: > On Mar 16, 2008, at 8:36 AM, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > > >On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 06:40:49PM -0500, Joe Koberg wrote: > >>Johan Str?m wrote: > >>>But.. > >>>http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00553302/c00553302.pdf > >>> seems > >>>to tell me that in basic mode I can only access BIOS (pre-OS) > >>>using the > >>>Remote Console feature, and that after POST I have to have the > >>>advanced > >>>licensed option? > >>> > >> > >>I don't do the purchasing and we get all Advanced iLO, so I will take > >>your word for it. The older generations supported text console (i > >>have > >>a 360G2 that does so). We use the HP Management agents under > >>Windows > >>for all SNMP reporting so I can't comment on the reporting method > >>under > >>other OS's. > > > >iLO2 ActiveX based remote console (Integrated KVM) can still do > >text only console without license but it doesn't work too well IMHO. > >The Java based console is the same, text will work out license but > >graphics > >mode and that includes certain VESA text modes. > > > >Standard iLO gives the graphical console and virtual media. On Blade > >servers > >the graphical access and virtual media is included. And the Advanced > >license > >gives extra stuff like integration into AD for authentication afik. > > How about SSH mode? SSH and view textmode at boot (serial rdr in bios > too?) and console @ serial in fbsd (bootloader and on). Does that work > good or "not to well" either? > Lets hope it works out good now at least, I ordered the box, without > full license though, but I guess I can always get that later on if it > turns out to work like crap.. But for once I'm purchasing quality > brand hardware.. So it should work with me instead of against me... I > hope :) > > Thank you all for all of your replies! iLO1 (used on DL360 g3, g4, g4p and DL380 g3, g4) had text console via ssh and I have used it often because of cut+paste. Unfortunatly as far I know iLO2 (used on g5) does not support ssh text console. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html
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