On Sun, 19 Dec 2010, Jim Wildman wrote: > > One of the more frustrating servers I've worked with. You can only use > the serial port for the console after you set it up in the bios..which > you can't do from the serial port if it isn't already setup. > > Confirm that you need the C2T cable. Be aware that there are 2 types. > One about 18" long with an identical connector on each end (for stacking > the servers), one as described with the KVM break out on the end. Used > to cost about $60 back in the day. > > Out of curiosity, here is an example > http://cgi.ebay.com/KVM-Breakout-C2T-Cable-IBM-x330-x335-06P6210-New-/320632050911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa728d4df > > Great little servers once they are installed. oh, the original bios > would only allow you to set PXE boot on 1 of the interfaces at a time. > Oh, and there are 2 ports on the back, one IN and one OUT. The KVM goes on the OUT port (right hand as I remember it) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com > "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best > state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." > Thomas Paine > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine