On Nov 12, 2007 9:13 PM, Kyle McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > The ipmitool command in question is "bootdev" as in:
> >
> > ipmitool bootdev pxe
> >
> > No guarantee it works and it does require a BMC.
> >
> >
> Hi again,
>
> What exactly is a BMC?
>
> It turns out that I'm working with some IBM xSeries servers, and there
> is a managment 'unit' built in that IBM calls a BMC. I'm wary of just
> assuming that both names are talking about the same thing though.
Kyle,
the IBM servers I have in the lab (x3550) have an option
in their RSA that makes them to do PXE boot on the
next reset. This makes the netboot thingy easy.
Of course you'll need an RSA card installed for that
to work.
>
> -Kyle
>
>
--
Regards,
Cyril
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