Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:13:21 -0500 From: "Simon Chang" <simonychang@gmail.com> To: "Jonathan McKeown" <jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> Cc: Jesse Sheidlower <jester@panix.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD remotely via serial console Message-ID: <8efc42630803041113i6ea8a81bm90ea0b4cf71bbdb0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200803041848.39935.jonathan%2Bfreebsd-questions@hst.org.za> References: <20080304153700.GA26045@panix.com> <200803041848.39935.jonathan%2Bfreebsd-questions@hst.org.za>
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Hi, > Not sure whether Dell hardware has any special management features, but on > generic server hardware, I always make sure BIOS console redirection is > enabled (gives you BIOS access), and that it's set to stop redirecting once > the OS boots. If it is one of the newer Dells, there is a feature called Remote Access Server that is built-in and has a special Ethernet port for it (the symbol above the physical port is that of a wrench). Read the documentation, but I believe it will get you BIOS messages, etc. What model of Dell server is it? SC
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