Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:47:27 -0500 From: Ken Stevenson <ken@abbott.allenmyland.com> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: David Dean <dave.dean@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dell DRAC Questions Message-ID: <20060124134727.GA61951@abbott.allenmyland.com> In-Reply-To: <43D60E87.4050907@dial.pipex.com> References: <163a4b210601231436j7c6c8210y641dab515903c3ad@mail.gmail.com> <43D60E87.4050907@dial.pipex.com>
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On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 11:24:55AM +0000, Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > I help run two Dell 2850s, both several hundred miles from me, both with > DRACs. > > The DRACs do indeed have a separate IP and you can connect to them > either through a Web interface or via SSH (but you might need to upgrade > the firmware - for whatever reason Dell doesn't necessarily do this when > they build your machine). > > The main thing we get out of it, is that the DRAC is capable of being a > virtual "serial console". There's a java app on the Web interface that > allows a console window to pop up. This works all the time - whether > the machine is running FreeBSD, booting, in the BIOS, or even powered > down (but not unplugged!). It's pretty much like being sat at a console > without actually having to b anywhere near the machine. > > What software did you have to install (if any) on the 2850's in order to use the serial console? I have a couple 2650's with DRAC's, and I can connect to the Web interface on the DRAC port, but the serial console never connects. -- Ken Stevenson Allen-Myland Inc.
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