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Conference pcbuoa::server_works

Title:Server_works
Moderator:PCBUOA::IS_SYSTEM
Created:Fri Jun 30 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:291
Total number of notes:1063

228.0. "Remote Vga Console info" by ROMTSS::MATTACCHIONE () Tue Mar 18 1997 08:02

Hi,

I need some infos about the VGA Console of RSM 1.1.

I have read from User's Guide that to use my management station as remote
console, the server's VGA frame buffer must be readable from the EISA bus.

To do that I suppose that the only way is have installed an ISA Vga card
on the server (topic 171).

From the User's Guide I read that the Remote Console feauture works
when the server is in thext mode only. Graphic mode are not supported.

I have how server a ZX6000 with an embedded S3 vga.

Questions:

1) I must have another ISA Vga card to use the Remote Console ?

2) There's a tested Vga card in this case ?

3) Isn't there any way to use the Remote Vga Console to logon in the
   server machine?


Thanks Gabriele
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228.1More on Graphics ConsolePCBUOA::BRACKENTue Mar 18 1997 10:4915
    The recommended ISA VGA for ZX 6000 is Diamond Stealth. It should work
    with most ISA VGA cards with the exception of ATI-VGA Wonder+.
    Since RSM is an out-of-band Emergency Remote Recovery Solution, that
    resolves the diagnosis and recovery of Servers, the text mode takes
    care of the system until the OS is operational in the case of NT or OS2
    or any windows application. The Server is in text mode when coming up,
    when running DOS applications, Netware and SCO console that is not in
    ODT's window. 
    
    This solves the problem of diagnosing most of the cases of why the
    system is hung or needs to be reconfigured etc.
    If you wan't to use graphics console you can consider products like
    PC-Anywhere or REACHOUT that work when the OS is functioning.
    
    Rich