From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 10 12:04:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49F1916A4CE for ; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:04:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freebee.digiware.nl (dsl390.iae.nl [212.61.63.138]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 162A543D31 for ; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:04:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wjw@withagen.nl) Received: from dual (dual [212.61.27.71]) by freebee.digiware.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id i6AC2vsD029616; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:03:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wjw@withagen.nl) Message-ID: <02a601c46674$fc4e0eb0$471b3dd4@digiware.nl> From: "Willem Jan Withagen" To: "Daniel O'Connor" , "Danny Braniss" References: <20040710095935.8E5D843D48@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 13:56:42 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ethercons updated for -CURRENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:04:22 -0000 > > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:40, Danny Braniss wrote: > > > The upshot off all this is, if the SOL works, then we can kiss KVM away, > > > and as Robert said, just power and ethernet and you are set. > > > > You could probably use fwcons (I've only used it a little to test) but I think > > once it's enabled the target doesn't have to be cooperative for it to work > > (although then you need to run firewire to your boxes as well as ethernet) > > > > serial/firewire are ok for one computer, but when you have several, then > this does not scale (imaging a cabinet with 30 1U boxes :-). > > appart from that, ethernet (once you overcome some basic security issues) > is great to get the console. If you can afford a rack with 30 1U servers you could also spend money on KVM technology over IP... They range from fairly basic, just keyboard and VGA as far as Hires screen, mouse, keyboard and reset. I think I saw some on a trade show as low as 150 Euro, ethernet in/out so you don't need many extra ports, just loop all KVM together. Problem is I lost the bag with all the leaflets..... :( --WjW