On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Jim Donovan <j...@aptnsw.org.au> wrote: > A client who needs a server on which to run a Linux system. She reports > that both Dell and HP in their quotes for supplying a suitable box insist > that "licences are required before the server can be connected to another > computer". Apparently different licences are needed for terminal servers, > whatever that may be, and virtualisation servers.
In the case of HP, they're probably talking about ILO (Integrated Lights Out) licenses which aren't strictly necessary (despite HP telling you otherwise), and in the case of Dell it'll be OpenManage licenses which, again, aren't strictly necessary. Both are out of band management solutions which mean you can access the server even if the OS is fubar - but you don't *need* them - and, in HP's case, you get a "basic" license with the server anyway, which is good enough to get tot he O-O-B console and fix most problems. Your client needs, as other people have said, to clarify with the server vendor what these "licenses' are for. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
