Antoine Jacoutot wrote:
On Thu, 14 May 2009, Jeff Ross wrote:
Hi all,
I just got a KVM over IP for use to let the folks at Command Prompt act as
emergency remote database administrators.
http://www.startech.com/item/SV441HDIE-4-Port-Enhanced-Digital-KVM-Switch-Over-IP.aspx
The KVM over IP works great (even without X) but I've been spoiled by my
serial consoles.
Now when I reboot a server via the KVM, I see the bios and more importantly
for me the MegaRAID bios before boot (which I couldn't via the serial
console), but as soon as booting starts and the "switching console to com0"
line appears, no more output until the login prompt.
I've read the FAQ again and searched the archives and suspect the answer is
"No.", but is there a way I'm missing to switch the console to com0 and still
get output to the screen?
If I understand correctly, your new setup does not seem to need console
redirection anymore.
You need to edit /etc/ttys and boot.conf accordingly.
Thanks for the reply. Thing is, I *know* that the serial console can get me
out of a pickle because it's already saved me making a physical trip to the
server. And I don't know that this new linux-y KVM over IP won't lock up at
the absolute worst time.
Redirecting the console won't let me see the BIOS and MegaRAID control, but I
can use the KVM for that and if that is locked up or worse *and* the server
won't boot I'm probably going to make the trip regardless.
If I can't have both, I'm going to leave the console redirected to com0.
Geezerhood is making me suspicious, paranoid and sometimes cranky, and yes I
am wearing a belt with suspenders, too.
Jeff
