[Wlug] MySQL Server Hardware

[Frank Sweetser]

On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 09:31:24AM -0400, John Stoffel wrote:
> Well, the nice thing I like about Sun hardware is that you have remote
> serial console access all the way down to the BIOS.  This, to me, is a
> key issue in supporting any critical system.  This way I don't have to
> drive into the data center to fix things if at all possible.

Actually, a lot of the higher end x86 boxes have stolen this idea, including at
least Dell and HP.  It's a little mini system with it's own CPU, memory, NIC,
etc that can give you access to the power switch, a virtual KVM, and a virtual
floppy and CD for recovery purposes.

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