I'm considering a dedicated server. Does anyone have experience with console access? Is it textmode as in a VPS, or must it run in a browser?
Doesn't run in a browser at all.
VNC or serial over ssh
Yamazaki-kun: That's encouraging.
wacker: There's also IPMI console (as in "ipmitool")
I don't think the dedis have VNC access at all
it's graphics mode wacker
it's kind of slow and clunky but works
i woudln't want to use it all the time
but for oob it suffices
it does run in a browser normally
with java
and you use a vpn to access it
then your ip
i dunno about ipmi access, you could probably do that with vpn too if it was ok with up_the_irons
ipmi is a pita to setup though
brycec: have you used ipmi ?:)
mercutio: yes
Not on ARP, but yes
with Java on the right platform
generally has some probably really-poorly-written native code
which you need to stick an ISO in the virtual CD drive
Of course, at work it's not a problem because Cobbler and the F12 key.
brycec: ahh ok, i found it a confusing mess, but i did get it to go
mercutio: I followed some howto, got it working. (After figuring out the board's IPMI-enabled port was the OTHER port that wasn't plugged in... ugh
)
if wacker comes back: http://support.arpnetworks.com/kb/dedicated-servers/how-do-i-access-my-arp-metal-dedicated-server-console
lol man... I always link to the KB. Why did I forget this time?
:)