Re: IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server]

2013-02-21 Thread Steven Hartland
- Original Message - From: "Daniel O'Connor" On 21/02/2013, at 9:06, "Steven Hartland" wrote: If I change the console redirect to com1, my screen stays blank. Would you perhaps know how to use com1 for redirect and connect to it using ipmi-console (or ipmi-tool)? We use the followin

Re: IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server]

2013-02-21 Thread Daniel O'Connor
On 21/02/2013, at 19:33, "Steven Hartland" wrote: >> I had a quick look at the code and AFAIK it doesn't do anything (on 9.1 >> anyway). >> Actually at a guess I would say it's a hangover from sio(4) where 0x20 >> forced the >> device in question to be the console. > > According to the handboo

Re: IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server]

2013-02-20 Thread Daniel O'Connor
On 21/02/2013, at 9:06, "Steven Hartland" wrote: >> If I change the console redirect to com1, my screen stays blank. Would >> you perhaps know how to use com1 for redirect and connect to it using >> ipmi-console (or ipmi-tool)? > > We use the following on Supermicro servers works fine:- > http:

Re: IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server]

2013-02-20 Thread Steven Hartland
- Original Message - From: "Paul Schenkeveld" To: "Daniel O'Connor" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:31 PM Subject: IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server] Hi Daniel, On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:55:47PM +1030, Danie

Re: IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server]

2013-02-20 Thread Vincent Hoffman
On 20/02/2013 20:31, Paul Schenkeveld wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:55:47PM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: >> On 20/02/2013, at 21:43, Paul Schenkeveld wrote: What about getting a remote console like HP's ILO or Dell's DRAC ? You get to login remotely, you can us

IPMI console [Re: Chicken and egg, encrypted root FS on remote server]

2013-02-20 Thread Paul Schenkeveld
Hi Daniel, On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:55:47PM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > > On 20/02/2013, at 21:43, Paul Schenkeveld wrote: > >> What about getting a remote console like HP's ILO or Dell's DRAC ? > >> > >> You get to login remotely, you can use some degree of access control... > >> you ca