On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Giles Coochey giles@coochey.net wrote:
Yes, for the lower end of the market you won't find that capability built in, but going forward - if you're looking for a server that is going to be co-located then remote management built-in should be one of the things at the top of the list of requirements. The iLO / DRAC still works as a very good option, especially if you don't know what equipment the engineer will bring onto site... you can at least expect them to have a laptop with a RJ-45 port on it! _______________________________________________
How will DRAC / iLO work if there's a motherboard failure or network problem? And what about situations where the Linux server act's as PPPoE client to connect the network to the internet? Don't take this the wrong way, we already use iLO's but they don't cater for every need. And, I'm not going to replace a whole bunch of client's servers at my own expense just to get an iLO board.