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Console Comparison
The following lists provide the advantages and disadvantages of the BMC and MP consoles.
BMC Console
Advantages
o Simple to use.
o Small command set.
o Mode-less. You are either at its command prompt or you are not.
Disadvantages
o
Single user.
o
Limited features.
o Not available on many of the systems.
MP Console
Advantages
o Can be multi user. One user can issue commands to the EFI layer or the operating system, and
multiple users can view it.
o
Accessible by way of telnet or the web.
o Feature rich.
o Keeps log of last ~58 lines of display on the console. Now you can see what was really entered
instead of getting it second hand.
o
Can manipulate the server event logs.
o Supports dial-in access.
o Supports UPCs.
Disadvantages
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Not on all systems.
o More complex to perform simple operations like power cycling the system.
o Command menu and non-command menu commands, and you have to flip back and forth.