[Info-vax] Integrity iLO Configuration?

[Craig A. Berry]

On 6/24/21 2:10 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 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?

There are no native compilers in v9.0 so he'd still need an itanic to
cross-compile.  v9.1 with native compilers is due 2021H1, i.e. within
the next week or so, assuming it's on time.