[Gllug] Hardware giveaway!

[Caroline Ford]

On 29 Jul 2009, at 22:00, JLMS <jjllmmss at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:44 PM, John Hearns<hearnsj at googlemail.com>  
> wrote:
>> 2009/7/28 Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>:
>>> On 07/28/2009 03:52 PM, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
>>>> Most x86 server rack mount units have proper serial consoles,  
>>>> even for the bios.
>>>> It is a shame that normal PCs don't do the same. I should have  
>>>> been easy enough.
>>>
>>
>> SGI kit has superb remote serial console and hardware diagnostics  
>> access.
>> They put what is termed a 'Level 3' controller in your machine room -
>> just a Linux PC really.
>> This connects to 'Level 2' controllers on each machine, and each
>> 'brick' in the machine has a lower level Level 1 controller. You get
>> serial console access of course, and remote power down/power up,
>> ability to reset and to issue a non-maskable interrupt.
>
>
> Sounds like Sun's LOM, I am in the right path?
>
> Last time I worked with SGI (many moons ago) I was not allowed to
> touch them because it would have invalidated our support contract
> :-D...
> -

This is all being chucked today (put outside on my landing) together  
with some never assembled 5 year old Ikea furniture! One day I'll get  
my flat back!

Caroline 
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