on 6-13-2009 8:30 AM Bob Puff spake the following:

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you'd need a remote console of some sort on that box. many brand name servers have these, HP calls it iLO, Dell calls it DRAC, etc. these have their own ethernet port, which has to be connected to the network and configured. you'd also need a PXE server on the same network segment to do a jumpstart install from, or use a virtual CD with that remote console (slow if you're not onsite)

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Barring that, I think you are SOL.

Thanks for the reply.

I some more details: I have the following HD config: sda1 - 100 megs, /boot sda2 - 1gb, swap sda3 - 70gb, raid

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sdb1 - 100 megs, empty sdb2 - 1gb swap sbb3 - 70gb raid

Would it be possible to use /boot to hold something? or perhaps turning off the swap and using the two gigs there? I could probably trim down the OS to under 2gb total.

Bob

With that non-raided storage you should be able to do it. Just set up a test system or VM and experiment where you have physical reach first. You can use the PXE boot images and add enough lines to get a remote vnc connection back to you.