[geeks] SunFire 280R

[Bruce Pullig]

Ahhh I just found this in the documentation....Interesting stuff.

The Remote System Control (RSC) host controller card provides resident 
firmware, a power-on self-test (POST), standby power, backup battery power, 
and RSC software that provides simultaneous remote access to the RSC host 
via the RSC Ethernet or modem ports.
Caution - The hardware card is installed in every system in the RSC slot. 
Never move the RSC card to another system slot, as it is not a 
PCI-compatible card.


The card, installed in every system in the RSC slot, features on-board 
devices that can monitor and trigger alerts, for example, about host system 
resets or power supply failures, or other host system changes. An on-board 
RSC thermistor supplies ambient temperature data about the host system to 
the firmware and to the installed software.

The RSC card also supports redirection of its host's console to the RSC 
connection, and thus provides remote system administration for 
geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems. For 
information about redirecting the system console, see How to Redirect the 
Host Console to RSC.

Console access also provides secure access to the host system firmware and 
permits remote system diagnosis, system reconfiguration, and remote system 
rebooting from the ok prompt in the host firmware.


At 12:58 PM 10/23/2001, you wrote:
>I just got through setting up a SunFire 280R and jumpstarting it.   While 
>I was installing the HBA and second CPU I noticed the 280R had a PCMCIA 
>modem attached to a PCI card.  This was not a normal PCMCIA swap 
>box.  There was no external access to the PCMCIA.  That seemed like an 
>interesting way to put an internal modem inside.  I wish I had my camera 
>to get a picture of it.   Has anyone else seen anything like this in a 280R?
>
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   Bruce Pullig
   Senior Systems Administrator
   Schlumberger Oil & Gas Information Solutions
   Data Management Center
   5444 Westheimer, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77056
   Phone: 713.350.4217  Fax: 713.350.4102
   bpullig at slb.com
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