Most rackmount systems are designed for headless operation, so let me 
qualify that most non-rackmount Intel boxes do require Keyboard at 
bootup.

On 20 Oct 2000, at 11:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> > One of our beowulf clusters on testdrive is a bunch of DS10s. Most Alpha 
> > systems can boot as headless out of the box. Most (but not all) Intel 
> > systems require keyboard to be attached at bootup. 
> 
> I don't know of a single rackmount intel server vendor that configures
> their systems to require a keyboard at boot time, unless that's now
> Compaq ships their RM PC's ;-).
> 
> Can DS10's do IPMI?  Can they be gang managed a-la VACM?
> (vacm.sourceforge.net)
> 
> ccb


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Jerry Feldman
Contractor, eInfrastructure Partner Engineering   
508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/

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Marlboro, Ma. 01752

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