On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Kenny Lussier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > What kind of systems are these? Most systems today have some sort of > > IPMI-based interface that is independent of the OS and can give you a > > physical hardware inventory (and usually a whole lot more). > > Yes, there's an IPMI interface, but no IPMI module... So, no IPMI :( > > These are basically white (black?) box units from some vendor (name > escapes me) but they're a fairly well known company which makes a > variety of "custome" chassis for whomever wants to buy them and > re-brand. The IPMI module is an option available to us, but one which > until now, we've had no need for at the current cost. > Ah.... We swear by the add-on cards (of course, half our servers are on the other side of the country). If for no other reason, the ability to power-cycle a box from my desk it's worth it :-) We also use them to do system/asset inventory management. > > Of course, this might change :) > > Where you have 400+ servers, it's well worth the investment. If the module has the ability to uniquely identify the system (asset tag, serial number, whatever) and spit out a hardware inventory, then you can easily convince finance-types that it is part of the asset/inventory control system to protect their investment :-) C-Ya, Kenny
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