[Info-vax] Integrity iLO Configuration?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 6/24/21 2:44 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> 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.
> 

Can't you get involved in the "Early Implementer" stuff with VSI
and do your research on an X86-64 version?

bill