Remote Console using SOL / Sending F12 to PXE Boot

[Matthew E. Lauterbach]

On Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:17 AM, Kevin Jackson wrote:
> The idea of the SOL is that allows us to do full remote 
> administration -
> altering the BIOS requires someone to physically do that and 
> that's not
> possible.
> 
We use a KVM type product that pushes the console sessions out over IP.  I
think its called IPReach.  It can push the console out to specific stations
or even make it available over IP.  I doubt it was cheap and it may still
have problems sending an F12

> Well - this is for a new roll out of hardware - I could 
> re-arrange my PXE
> setup so that ALL boxes first look for the PXE server, and 
> that server is
> set to drop to hard drive booting.  As long as the SOL 
> connection works for
> installs, I can select installations at the PXE boot screen.
> Probably the only way I can achieve this.
> 
> Kev

Matt