[c-nsp] ASR9000/RSP440 Console Issue

[Nick Hilliard]

On 14/06/2012 12:53, Tim Franklin wrote:
> Or to install remote power bars and console servers *once* per rack, and
> have *one* scriptable interface regardless of how many different types
> of equipment you connect to it.  Not for every case, but sometimes
> rolling my own OOB makes more sense than paying the vendor extra to
> provide me with another different one.

On a more serious note, I do this too.  However, I don't have fully
remotely controlled PDUs in all my racks; nor does RS232 fulfil all my
requirements.

So, yes, I view it as a problem that I can get a cheapo server costing €800
with really good OOB control, but I can't get decent OOB control of my
networking kit costing 100x that.

Nick