On Sun, 19 Dec 2010, Jim Wildman wrote:
>
> One of the more frustrating servers I've worked with. You can only use
> the serial port for the console after you set it up in the bios..which
> you can't do from the serial port if it isn't already setup.
>
> Confirm that you need the C2T cable. Be aware that there are 2 types.
> One about 18" long with an identical connector on each end (for stacking
> the servers), one as described with the KVM break out on the end. Used
> to cost about $60 back in the day.
>
> Out of curiosity, here is an example
> http://cgi.ebay.com/KVM-Breakout-C2T-Cable-IBM-x330-x335-06P6210-New-/320632050911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa728d4df
>
> Great little servers once they are installed. oh, the original bios
> would only allow you to set PXE boot on 1 of the interfaces at a time.
>
Oh, and there are 2 ports on the back, one IN and one OUT. The KVM goes
on the OUT port (right hand as I remember it)
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> Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.rossberry.com
> "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best
> state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
> Thomas Paine
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Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.rossberry.com
"Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best
state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."
Thomas Paine
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