[nylug-talk] equipment available

[Brian Mathis]

Does anyone know if EFI is supposed to resolve this?  This is the second 
time in a few weeks I've heard people complaining about this issue.  I 
always thought it was just me.



Bob Kryger wrote:
> Agreed, agreed with gusto.
>
> I really hate that PCs are so KVM centric, it is so very limiting. Even 
> with todays 'modern' BIOS redirecting consoles to the tty is so poorly 
> implemented (in some cases anyway). A capture of the serial console is a 
> superior way to manage a system. In PCs it's not more than an after 
> thought. Imagine being able to configure a system BIOS with a simple 
> command line, not one of these annoying menu systems, or even the 
> 'web-config' or some such garbage that you find in the mega-raid cards.
>
> Add to your list of benefits, the Lights-Out-Management (LOM). While LOM 
> is not available on these older desktop systems, it is a great advantage 
> to Sun server systems. With LOM you can power a system on and off via 
> the serial console. There are additional features of LOM as well, such 
> as reset, logs and system identification. No need for special add-in 
> cards or power strips (PDUs) and you get complete control of a system.
>
> Can you tell that this struck a chord in me?
>
> Sorry for the rant.
> bob