Re: Small tip proposal for headless systems boot resiliency

[Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost>]

On 12/30/2013 07:36 PM, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 06:59:43PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
>> On 12/30/2013 06:46 PM, Mathieu Lubrano wrote:
>>> The headless systems, or boxes that may be far away are a pain to get
>>> back online if stuck during the boot sequence... (embedded/headless
>>> do not have IP-KVM or remote control).
>>>
>>>
>>> * The point is : with a headless system you want it back online,
>>> really. Even if it needs maintenance, you need a ssh or whatever to
>>> get your hands dirty. So don't stop the boot sequence. If it's
>>> damaged beyond basic/rescue usability, it makes no difference
>>> anyway.
> 
> I couldn't agree less.

  Thor is a man of few words today. ;)

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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