Re: [CentOS] Re: how to debug hardware lockups?

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 09:32:05AM +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote:

This comes down't to the old question of "what is a server"?

<rant deleted, mail trimmed> a server just "works", and provide a usable way to debug the OS whenever it's needed (mostly never). Cheap server have at least a serial port, because that the minimal device to interact with the bios/OS. More expensive server have some out of band management capabilities.

Most of the time, they are not used, but when we **need** them these "plus" save your time which is what we value most (isn't it).

But your server, your problems, and your choices.

Just my .2 cents

Tru