HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories?

[Ulf Zimmermann]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:06:27PM +0100, Johan Str?m wrote:
> On Mar 17, 2008, at 11:46 AM, Ulf Zimmermann wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 08:33:20AM +0100, Johan Str?m wrote:
> >>On Mar 16, 2008, at 8:36 AM, Ulf Zimmermann wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 06:40:49PM -0500, Joe Koberg wrote:
> >>>>Johan Str?m wrote:
> >>>>>But..
> >>>>>http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00553302/c00553302.pdf
> >>>>>seems
> >>>>>to tell me that in basic mode I can only access BIOS (pre-OS)
> >>>>>using the
> >>>>>Remote Console feature, and that after POST I have to have the
> >>>>>advanced
> >>>>>licensed option?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I don't do the purchasing and we get all Advanced iLO, so I will  
> >>>>take
> >>>>your word for it.  The older generations supported text console (i
> >>>>have
> >>>>a 360G2 that does so).   We use the HP Management agents under
> >>>>Windows
> >>>>for all SNMP reporting so I can't comment on the reporting method
> >>>>under
> >>>>other OS's.
> >>>
> >>>iLO2 ActiveX based remote console (Integrated KVM) can still do
> >>>text only console without license but it doesn't work too well IMHO.
> >>>The Java based console is the same, text will work out license but
> >>>graphics
> >>>mode and that includes certain VESA text modes.
> >>>
> >>>Standard iLO gives the graphical console and virtual media. On Blade
> >>>servers
> >>>the graphical access and virtual media is included. And the Advanced
> >>>license
> >>>gives extra stuff like integration into AD for authentication afik.
> >>
> >>How about SSH mode? SSH and view textmode at boot (serial rdr in bios
> >>too?) and console @ serial in fbsd (bootloader and on). Does that  
> >>work
> >>good or "not to well" either?
> >>Lets hope it works out good now at least, I ordered the box, without
> >>full license though, but I guess I can always get that later on if it
> >>turns out to work like crap.. But for once I'm purchasing quality
> >>brand hardware.. So it should work with me instead of against me... I
> >>hope :)
> >>
> >>Thank you all for all of your replies!
> >
> >iLO1 (used on DL360 g3, g4, g4p and DL380 g3, g4) had text console
> >via ssh and I have used it often because of cut+paste. Unfortunatly
> >as far I know iLO2 (used on g5) does not support ssh text console.
> 
> Hm.. No not native text console, but the virtual serial port should  
> work under SSH if I'm reading the manual correct:
> 
> "
> Although additional configuration steps are required to use Remote  
> Serial Console (as compared to using
> the remote console or IRC), the Remote Serial Console allows telnet or  
> SSH users to interact with the
> server remotely and without requiring an iLO 2 Advanced license and is  
> the only way a true text-based
> remote console is presented by iLO 2.
> "
> 
> If I've understood correct, the "text console" mode from iLO 1 is  
> removed all together in favor for graphical mode (the internal  
> workings have been changed).

Yes, ssh and serial works, I am using that. I would have preferred
they kept the text console too. I often enough issues with the
graphical (ActiveX and Java) on iLO2, that I end up using remote
desktop or vnc into a local machine (local to the iLO) and run
a browser from there. ssh text console on iLO1 is working for me
from my crackberry ssh.


-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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