Since the list has been rather idle lately, I thought it might be wise
to make use of this time to do some forward thinking about how we'd
like this project to evolve in the future. Some of what I think we
should discuss will influence nearer-term decisions, as well as set us
up to handle contingencies as technologies evolve.
How about instead of more advanced 3d card apply some of the knowledge to the server sector? Remote management cards are still pretty pricey and feature incomplete. A peppercorn eRIC express is still well over 300$. Dracs are cheaper, but they are Dell specific. We could offer a far better remote managment solution and a remote graphics display.
Some key things that I would like to see in a remote management card would be:
Minimum 100Base-TX ethernet output. Preferably with a POE output that could power an external 3 port mini hub or switch.
Virtual CD/HD/Floppy.
Appears as an ethernet card to the OS.
Several GIOs for front panel displays, alert lights, intrusion alarm, motion detector.
Read fan speed and temps off the I2C bus.
2 or 3 extra temp inputs for
Power On/Off/Reset
4 USB ports for cameras etc.
Power quality monitoring. (Line voltage and DC bus voltages).
Anything else?
Servers are still the biggest market for OSS. If the costs associated with remote management could be pushed down I think many people would be interested in it.
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