Dang... these are off-the-shelf servers made from various components. Most use AWARD bios afaik :-/
Sincerely, Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcel Hicking" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-isp@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: Re: Remote Resue Disk > Slightly off-topic maybe, but Intel's isp1100 (and above) > boxes have a special server-BIOS that allows remote > control of the machine without OS help (text mode, that is) > That includes the BIOS itself. > As far as I hear, our server people are quite satisfied > with the machines, and they used to be prefering Suns... > > "You can take control of the system remotely over the LAN or WAN, or > access the front-panel serial port for BIOS setup/update or text- > based applications." > http://channel.intel.com/business/ibp/servers/isp1100/prodbrief.htm > > Cheers, > Marcel > > > Jason Lim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16 Jun 2001, at 17:02: > > > Hi all, > > > > I was about to develop my own "Remove Rescue Disk)... but thought > > maybe you had a better idea or had already done this... > > > > Regularly if the hard disk fails or needs a manual fsck (usually just > > pressing y throughout), then it means a trip to the datacenter at > > whatever ungodly hour it may be for this relatively simple task. > > > > If it was possible to create a boot disk with a simple telnetd (and > > minimum network support) and static e2fsck utilities, then, in theory, > > all that needs to be done is to insert the disk, reboot the server, > > and the telnetd binds to a special, pre-defined IP just for this > > emergency purpose. Then I can telnet in from home or wherever, run > > e2fsck, mount the drives, see /var/log/syslog, etc. to see what went > > wrong. After the repairs, the disk can be removed, and server > > rebooted. > > > > Does this sound realistic? Even if 2 disks or even 3 were required, if > > it means I can save a trip to the datacenter it would be worthwhile to > > do. > > > > Perhaps you guys have thought of something similar, or maybe there > > already IS something like this out there? Any ideas/suggestions would > > be greatly appreciated. > > > > Sincerely, > > Jason > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >