To be fair, Apple did actually post a fix for the LOM problem I'd written about before, back on 11/20.
The issue I was having was that the XServe's LOM (Lights-out Management module) would only work for a few hours, then stop responding altogether to the system monitoring software, causing much alarm on our side thinking the machine had died. The only way to ressurect the LOM was to power-down the XServe, pull the power cords (both of them), let it sit for 30 seconds, then power-up. At which time, the LOM would only work for a few more hours, then die again.
The firmware update Apple posted today is supposed to resolve this issue, and it couldn't have come at a better time. I am installing it now, hopefully we'll be all set now.
Okay -- thanks, Apple. That was timely and appreciated.
The issue I was having was that the XServe's LOM (Lights-out Management module) would only work for a few hours, then stop responding altogether to the system monitoring software, causing much alarm on our side thinking the machine had died. The only way to ressurect the LOM was to power-down the XServe, pull the power cords (both of them), let it sit for 30 seconds, then power-up. At which time, the LOM would only work for a few more hours, then die again.
The firmware update Apple posted today is supposed to resolve this issue, and it couldn't have come at a better time. I am installing it now, hopefully we'll be all set now.
Okay -- thanks, Apple. That was timely and appreciated.
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