1) Serial console access: depends on your hardware having that ability.
The Dell 2850's that I'm running have that option available in the BIOS
config, but it's only active *after* all the BIOS's are active. This
means that on Dell's you won't be able to manage items like SCSI BIOS
configs, but you will start to see things as BIOS starts to call boot
partitions.
2) KVM, KVM over IP. Lots of different kinds.
3) DRAC (dell). I'm sure others manafacturers have similar. Through
on-motherboard connectivity and redirection can give you console access
throughout the boot cycle. DRAC is available via IP, and will require
some typically standard jvm. The bitch with DRAC is that - last I knew -
you couldn't change the id/pwd on the DRAC via the DRAC tools itself, so
you had to secure access to the DRAC card via firewall or some such. The
tools to reach and change those items were only available through a
windows install, although there were claims that you could get linux
versions (which you couldn't install into SPLAT without voiding getting
help from CP).
Bill Smith wrote:
The whole idea to have console access is that, I can manage it even when the FW
is dead.
If you think, it is possible, Plz tell me how.
Bill
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