[Info-vax] VSI and Process Software announcement

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2016-09-27 kl. 17:59, skrev Paul Sture:
> On 2016-09-26, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>> In article <ns9j15$b32$2 at gioia.aioe.org>, Chris  <syseng at gfsys.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sun Sparc machines have this capability for years, with a separate
>>> management embedded processor and associated network based ilom
>>> port. That supports http or ssh access and can monitor and control
>>> all aspects of machine operation. There is also a serial management
>>> port offering a subset of the same functionality.
>>>
>>> Proliants may have some of this as well, though haven't used it...
>>
>> Proliants and Dell machines have it, using a standard ILO interface
>> processor from Intel.  It is very, very standardized across platforms
>> and works well.
>
> Even the humble HP(E) MicroServer has that now as part of the standard
> offering (it used to be an optional extra):
>
> <http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/proliant-servers/product-detail.html?oid=5379860#!tab=features>
>
>  And while we are there, the Gen8 range now has 4 models, including a
> couple of Xeons:
>
> <http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/proliant-servers/product-detail.html?oid=5379860#!tab=models>
>

Would work well as an "OpenVMS x86-64" hobbyist system...
And besides, probably way more "power" in those then in
our current production DS20e's... :-)