[Gllug] just a quick question

[John Hearns]

On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 12:55 +0000, Tethys wrote:
> Dani Pardo writes:
> 
> >	My Sun E-250 looks very nice and blue, but is *very slow*. For the 
> >price of a memory upgrade of this machine, I can buy an x86 that 
> >outperforms it.
> 
> Come back when your x86 box supports proper remote management. I can
> *completely* manage a Sun from a PDA via a mobile phone. Including
> BIOS-level config changes, and remotely power cycling it. Can you do
> the same on this x86 box with which you wish to replace it?
Almost. The Service Processors on v20z/v40 and Galaxy support out of
band management. You can get access to the BIOS setup screen too.
I can remotely manage clusters, configure BIOS settings and remote power
cycle.
But I agree - sticking with a BIOS with its roots in the original IBM PC
is totally outdated. 

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