Re: Yep, some more actual Mac advocacy (This is comp.sys.mac.advocacy, after all)

Maverick wrote:
Steve de Mena wrote:

Mitch wrote:

In article <g4adnQNSJ4o5W5rVnZ2dnUVZ_jqdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Steve de
Mena <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was upgrading Compaq servers' BIOSs years ago remotely. Without EFI.



But you aren't saying how they accomplished that, or if it was an
advantage, or why other manufacturers didn't manage it.

It might help if you gave more information about HOW.


If it was an advantage? Well, I was not able to physically access 90% of our servers so, yes, it was an advantage.

How they did it? Not relevant to this conversation. What is relevant is that it is not an EFI or Sun-only feature, nor something new.


But you still don't know how to do it or know how to do it.

Which shows you don't know what you are talking about.

Just another toner monkey, eh? Wishing you knew all that you are on about.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Busted!

It uses the RiLO functionality of the server, which provides OOB management. Of course I know how it was done.

You do realize you are just making yourself look insecure by calling me a "toner monkey".

Steve
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