The nifty little comparison table on sun.com (link was posted to this list
earlier) indicated that the X1 will not have LOM.
LOM is also on the Ex500 and Ex000 servers too - it's kept me from getting
on a plane to Florida a couple of times. :-)

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "berry" <sberry@housebsd.org>
To: "Brian Seklecki" <lavalamp@burghcom.com>
Cc: <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: Sun announces $995 Sun Netra X1 rack-mount UltraSPARC-IIe
server


>
> Lights Out Management (LOM).  Very nice stuff, and you can switch to it
> even if the PROM is wedged (ala #.) to bounce the machine.  If the PROM is
> wedged, of course, you probably have other problems.
>
> --
> Sean Berry                                                    Rentals.com
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> (650) 622 2641 work
seanb@rentals.com
> (650) 281 6610 mobile                        My opinions are not
necessarily
> (650) 326 6420 home                                     those of my
employer.
>
> On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Brian Seklecki wrote:
>
> > Brian Hechinger wrote:
> >
> > > Rick Kelly drunkenly mumbled...
> > > > Brian Hechinger said:
> > > >
> > > > >overall, a very nice machine.  not a powerhouse, but then the
Netras never were.
> > > >
> > > > One bizarre feature of the T1 that I don't like is its tendency to
drop
> > > > to the OK prompt when the serial cable is disconnected.
> >
> > One interesting feature of the Netra's that no one has mentioned yet is
the low level
> > prom accessible via serial console.  On the Netra's we have at work, if
you issue
> > 'power-off' at the open boot prompt, it drops you into a lower level
prompt with some
> > basic functionality (basically control the hardware)
> >
> > The E250s have a similar device that sits in a PCI slot for monitoring
the hardware.
> >
> > --lava
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > edit /etc/default/kbd
> > >
> > > uncomment the line that looks like this:
> > >
> > > #KEYBOARD_ABORT=alternate
> > >
> > > problem goes away.  just don't run PPP/SLIP, etc on this port.
> > >
> > > anyone know what the alternate break is?
> > >
> > > -brian
> >
> >
>
>