On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:49:30AM -1000, Brian Chee wrote: > There is a new "standard" out now on intel boards that is a move in the > right direction. Basically it's a nearly true serial console (I need to see > if there is an equivelent of a stop-A like on a sparc) that is presented on > an RJ-45. There is a jumper on the motherboard that changes the config to > one of two terminal server pin configurations (lantronix and cisco).
I am pretty sure you are talking about what I mentioned. The EMP part lets you power cycle. If you want have serial console _and_ power cycle, you need to use up two serial ports per server. If what you are referring to is something entirely new, please let me know. -Vince