Can Dell DRAC ( remote access card ) be used on a regular Desktop PC ?
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps2q02_bell?c=us&l=en
1) Can we use this Dell remote access card for server management on a regular Dell desktop as well ?
2) Can we use this DRAC card in a non-dell desktop/server ?
3) Are there any other 3rd party reliable remote access cards for system management which are compatible with any Generic or branded desktops & servers ?
1) Can we use this Dell remote access card for server management on a regular Dell desktop as well ?
2) Can we use this DRAC card in a non-dell desktop/server ?
3) Are there any other 3rd party reliable remote access cards for system management which are compatible with any Generic or branded desktops & servers ?
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So, jarrod ... your answer should have been "no", not "yes" :) The DRAC, because it is normally integrated and/or has a special slot with which it interfaces with the system, it would probably be impossible to even connect it to a system that doesn't support that model (for example, you can't connect a DRAC 4 to a 2950 or a DRAC 5 to a 2950 or an R710. Even if you were able to connect it, as jarrod noted, it communicates directly with the systems BMC/ESM which desktops don't have. I would also assume that this would not work in a non-Dell server that has a BMC because of the differing methods of implementing a BMC and its interface.
Yea, sorry.. answer was supposed to be no.. I got confused with all the "yes" and "no"'s....
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I read about Lantronix Spider Duo.
Any other 3rd party remote cards which might do the same job ?
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Thanks