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babysimonThe light on the front of garedunord went on. The light meaning "something is wrong".
Of course, this was the debian server.
To find out what's wrong, I need to install the SNMP packages which came with it.
The ones which support both versions of Linux - Red Hat 7.2 and 7.3.
So I can install them if I use alien here, patch those scripts there, and keep my fingers crossed. OK. Fine. (Teeth clenched.)
But the packages need to install a kernel module. Oh good. They support Red Hat kernels, and ones you've compiled yourself. OK. Fine. (Teeth starting to grind.) Compile the kernel. Long time since I did that. Hope I got everything I needed... Reboot.
Wait.
Wait.
Well, I can't ping it, so I guess I didn't get everything I needed. Grab keyboard and monitor, go to server room.
Switch off, plug in keyboard and monitor, switch on. Machine hangs in POST.
Try with just monitor. Machine boots.
Try with different keyboard. Machine hangs.
Try with just monitor. Machine boots.
Try with third keyboard. Machine hangs.
OK. Maybe the light was trying to tell me the keyboard controller was about to fail. Maybe I shouldn't have bought Dell.
Computers suck.
Update:
Apparently the monitor I plugged in was incompatible with a PowerEdge 1650. Monitor? Incompatible? In the sense of "stops the keyboard working"? Apparently so...
Of course, this was the debian server.
To find out what's wrong, I need to install the SNMP packages which came with it.
The ones which support both versions of Linux - Red Hat 7.2 and 7.3.
So I can install them if I use alien here, patch those scripts there, and keep my fingers crossed. OK. Fine. (Teeth clenched.)
But the packages need to install a kernel module. Oh good. They support Red Hat kernels, and ones you've compiled yourself. OK. Fine. (Teeth starting to grind.) Compile the kernel. Long time since I did that. Hope I got everything I needed... Reboot.
Wait.
Wait.
Well, I can't ping it, so I guess I didn't get everything I needed. Grab keyboard and monitor, go to server room.
Switch off, plug in keyboard and monitor, switch on. Machine hangs in POST.
Try with just monitor. Machine boots.
Try with different keyboard. Machine hangs.
Try with just monitor. Machine boots.
Try with third keyboard. Machine hangs.
OK. Maybe the light was trying to tell me the keyboard controller was about to fail. Maybe I shouldn't have bought Dell.
Computers suck.
Update:
Apparently the monitor I plugged in was incompatible with a PowerEdge 1650. Monitor? Incompatible? In the sense of "stops the keyboard working"? Apparently so...
