[geeks] The best things in the world

[Dan Sikorski]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Define headless.
>
> Can you install the OS without a head - no, not that I am aware of.
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> Can you run a server truely with no local console, yes - you can access it via RDP, you can use management GUI to controll what happens on the machine, etc. There is a small boot-strapping issue, in that you need to get into the machien and set the IP address manually, but one it is set, it is remotely manageable, as if youhad a local console. Of course, all remote management options in Windows Server remain.
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> You can work sround the install issue by using "Ghost" or other utility to get the initial OS install on the system, then configure it remotely.
>   

I have installed windows several times without a monitor attached, using 
a Dell DRAC card on a PowerEdge.  That's cheating though.

    -Dan Sikorski