[Info-vax] Integrity iLO Configuration?

[Dave Froble]

On 6/24/2021 1:19 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2021-06-24 00:50:32 +0000, Dave Froble said:
>
>> Apparently I'm getting an itanic on Friday.  Do I have to use iLO and
>> such, or, can I ignore tham?
>
> That's your call.
>
> Around here, I'd want to configure and connect the iLO to the network,
> yes. With any Integrity server. Regardless of the intended usage of the
> Integrity server.
>
> If this Integrity server includes graphics hardware and a graphics
> display (that via separate controller, or via the iLO), that'll likely
> be the primary usage, and not the iLO network-connected serial console.
>
> If using this Integrity server as a remote server with interactive
> sessions—traditional timesharing, not graphics—then the iLO can be one
> of the various network connections, or can be ignored.
>
> For a development-only system, the iLO is akin to a backup. Handy to
> have when something goes wrong, also handy for upgrades and for
> restarting the host and for restarting the network stack, but probably
> not used heavily otherwise.
>
>

I need to do some TCP/IP research and development.  The Alpha doesn't 
get the latest stuff, and, I really need to be using the latest stuff.

Didn't want the damn thing, but, I need to do the research.

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