https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884982#M64992 it is posible to use iLO with SLACKWARE? Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:42:25 GMT Florentin COSTACHE 2006-11-02T08:42:25Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884977#M64987 any of you using that lights out card and tux? Just wondering if it was worth purchasing... Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:42:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884977#M64987 huggy77 2006-10-23T09:42:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884978#M64988 It's very useful when you need urgent access (console) to machine. For graphical interface support you need additional licenses.<BR /><BR />regards,<BR />ivan Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:51:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884978#M64988 Ivan Krastev 2006-10-23T09:51:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884979#M64989 IMHO, it was worth purchasing. <BR />Now, if your server will have a kernel panic - you can reboot it from home. :)<BR /><BR />You can even do installation/reinstallation from remote. <BR /><BR />A was mentioned in above reply: if graphic environment is used-another license is required. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:16:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884979#M64989 Alexander Chuzhoy 2006-10-23T10:16:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884980#M64990 Shalom,<BR /><BR />We're using the ilo lights out card that ships with DL class HP servers.<BR /><BR />Many of these are deployed with Linux. We have had some issues with the Red Hat Cluster Suite and iLo but are in general pleased with the overall performance of these cards/systems.<BR /><BR />SEP Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:57:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884980#M64990 Steven E. Protter 2006-10-23T11:57:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884981#M64991 Once you use an iLO card you'll wonder how you ever lived without them. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:33:40 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884981#M64991 Neil Watson 2006-10-23T14:33:40Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884982#M64992 it is posible to use iLO with SLACKWARE? Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:42:25 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884982#M64992 Florentin COSTACHE 2006-11-02T08:42:25Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884983#M64993 Florentin,<BR /><BR />yes, it's certainly possible. The display redirection needs no OS support when running in text mode, and the virtual serial port (if available) looks like a standard serial port, so you can set up a normal getty process for it.<BR /><BR />If your iLO has the virtual serial port function, I'd recommend using it: since Linux does not use BIOS output routines, the iLO needs to grab the console output from the video memory, which can at some times cause garbage characters on screen if the display is updating fast. The virtual serial port does not have this problem.<BR /><BR />However, as there seems to be no hprsm driver package for Slackware, you must reboot the server each time you need to _configure_ iLO. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:22:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-lights-out-quot-and-linux/m-p/3884983#M64993 Matti_Kurkela 2006-11-02T09:22:01Z