Well if your corp purchasing people are sleeping with some small shop vendor and negotiating that type of deal, hopefully there is still some sort of RFP process and then requirements for things like online flash tools should be in there. At least you can say I told you so then.
Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jef Kazimer > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 6:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Update Server BIOS remotely. > > Brian, > > Ouch! We don't know why he went with a Tyan system over an HP or > Dell. > With the current pricing of Dell servers, they are far below even the > Tyan > barebones server chassis. > > I used to work for a large international company, and certain > international > divisions were only approved to purchase from specific vendors > (Dell,Compaq, > HP were not one of them). So some areas had these servers with names I > had > not heard of before, but we had to support them anyway. He may be in > the > same situation, where he has the unfortunate responsibility of > supporting > such a hardware. > > Yet, I would agree with you, that when you are buying from the big > guys, > they have already resolved this problem, and offer the toolset to > accomplish > what he wants to do. > > I would NOT recommend trying to use any other flash tools, other than > what > the vendor provides. I am sure they would not work, but just in case, > do > not try it. > > Jef > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Desmond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:25 PM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Update Server BIOS remotely. > > No, good luck with that. Buy name brand servers with real tools next > time. You get what you paid for when you don't buy a nice shrink > wrapped > box with a bunch of people in the background who already thought of > this > problem. > > Thanks, > Brian Desmond > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c - 312.731.3132 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Manjeet Singh > > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:15 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Update Server BIOS remotely. > > > > Tyan new BIOS Version has Fix for hyper threading issue that why we > > need > > to update it. > > > > Can Dell or Compaq utility works for Tyan Motherboard. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan > Bradley, > > CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Update Server BIOS remotely. > > > > I update bios's before service packs.. not sure I'm comfortable doing > > it > > > > remotely though... > > > > Brian Desmond wrote: > > > > > > *So this is usually something I don't do unless I have a reason to. > > > I've yet to see a reason to proactively flash firmware on servers. > > > That said Compaq and Dell both have online flashing utilities that > > you > > > > > can run silently. I hope you have a plan if something doesn't work > > and > > > > > you're locked out even out of ILO/DRAC. * > > > > > > * * > > > > > > *Thanks,* > > > > > > *Brian Desmond* > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > * * > > > > > > *c - 312.731.3132* > > > > > > * * > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Manjeet > > Singh > > > *Sent:* Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:49 PM > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Subject:* [ActiveDir] Update Server BIOS remotely. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > We have many servers spread across many location. I want to upgrade > > > the motherboard BIOS remotely on all Server. I have well tested the > > > BIOS locally. > > > > > > What tools people use for remote BIOS update? > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
