Server height - unit U or RU?

Pash

paintb4707 wrote:

Plantwiz wrote:

Well, if you can....get something like this:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/KVM_Over_IP/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=A0610392


You WILL LOVE IT and it is worth the cost. (IMHO).

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Did you order your servers with an NOS or without? I'm not following what your question is...If you ordered NOS installed, you'll need to set up a few things but that happens with any PC or Server out-of-the-box unless you have 100% custom made....and not many places will do that....there are always things that you'll need to handle onsite.

I guess that was a dumb question because now that I think of it, they come with the OS installed. But I always wondered if you were to ever reinstall an OS on a rack server you can't do it remotely, so I was curious if it was unattended or you would have to lug a monitor and keyboard over to the rack.

If you had imaging software and network connectivity it is possible to do an install remotely, same as a desktop image.

Plantwiz

Pash wrote:

paintb4707 wrote:

I guess that was a dumb question because now that I think of it, they come with the OS installed. But I always wondered if you were to ever reinstall an OS on a rack server you can't do it remotely, so I was curious if it was unattended or you would have to lug a monitor and keyboard over to the rack.

If you had imaging software and network connectivity it is possible to do an install remotely, same as a desktop image.

Sure you can as Pash mentioned, but it's also not that big a deal to pull it out of the rack (unless it's loaded with drives as mentioned above about the weight and benefit of a second pair of hands) and toss it on a rolling table or simply plug in a KB and Monitor. It's generally not something that needs to be done frequently....so weigh your costs of having a rack console similar to the link I posted vs. the hassle of hooking up inputs.

Just depends what your time is worth and how much is in the budget