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Re: RS232 port and ioscan

 
Darrel Louis
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‎05-27-2006 11:40 PM

‎05-27-2006 11:40 PM

Re: RS232 port and ioscan

Hasan,

As already mentioned, by Ninad, it can't be used for the purpose you want.
If you want to build a HA you should always invest, Lan Cards aren't that expensive.
You're on the save site with an extra Lan card per server.

GoodLuck

Darrel
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Torsten.
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‎05-28-2006 07:52 AM

‎05-28-2006 07:52 AM

Re: RS232 port and ioscan

As said earlier, the serial ports are designated for console access (console, remote = console via modem) and UPS. In former releases a serial heartbeat was possible, but I'm not sure if this is still supported. I guess it isn't. Anyway, even in this former releases a MUX card with additional serial ports was needed. IMHO it only makes sense to use the LAN for heartbeat because of reliability and availability.

Just to be complete:

tty0p0 = UPS

tty1p0 = console

tty1p2 = remote (modem)

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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