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Kawaguti Ginga wrote:

> 川口エス

> あら，本当にシリアルコンソールがお望みの機能だったのかな?
> 
> > ＃うーん、DELL PowerEdge 400SCのBIOSには無いみたい...
> 
> 安もんとはいえ一応サーバーカテゴリの製品みたいなんで，そいつにも
> 設定はあるんじゃないですかね?

PowerEdge 6800, 1600SC, SC1425などのより高クラスのサーバは
何らかまたは複数のリモート機能がOSが動いていなくても可用らしいけど

PowerEdge SC430, SC420, SC400のクラスはそういうことを
一切売り文句にしていないらしい。
製品ラインナップの設計思想がメーカ毎にそれぞれ違うことに由来するのかな?

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/sc?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&~ck=mn 

から各プロダクトの "Detail" -> Tech Specs -> Additional Specs
とたどっていって "Management" の項記述があるないまたは項目の有無から。

たとえば PowerEdge 6800のそれっぽい機能は下記の通り

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pedge_6800?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&~page=2&~tab=specstab#tabtop

> Management
> 
> Integrated Base Management Controller (BMC) with Intelligent Platform Management
> Interface (IPMI) V1.5 allows standards-based management through OpenManage tools
> or any other IPMI-compliant management tool. The BMC is responsible for
> monitoring the health of the server and components associated with the system
> board of the server
> 
> The optional DRAC 4/p PCI-based management controller adds even more management
> capabilities above and beyond the embedded BMC management controller
> 
> Administrative users can use the controller for complete control of the server
> before, during, and after the operating system is installed and running,
> providing absolute remote control and potentially improving productivity - just
> as if they were sitting in front of the system. With Virtual Floppy and CD
> functionality, removable media is readily available to the user as if they were
> in front of the server. Remote security and authentication can now be managed
> through Active Directory integration. Continuous video support allows the
> administrator to have uninterrupted access to the remote console - even during
> reboot - helping ensure the quick identification of issues, even if they occur
> during the boot POST sequence
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