##osx-server

Anyone around?

Does anybody know of a good piece of software that would duplicate the functionality of the old 'server monitor' app? I need something I can use to log into the LOM port on an xserve for remote monitoring and control

it's not "good" but there is a command line LOM utility. ipmitool

that's the only thing to my certain knowledge that'll do it

well, the older "server monitor" app that comes with server admin tools would do this whole GUI and graphing thing.

I don't imagine that any third party programs exist for this.

that's it. that's your choices for xserve lom management

That's extremely disappointing.

they're old end-of-life equipment

I've got an early 2009, if that helps

i've inherited four 2009 vintage ones where I am. they're starting to fall to bits

well, this one has been shut down and in storage since 2010

so it's relatively fresh

i'm writing a document for the higher ups here stating that while we might have spares, it's a better idea to run something more "supported"

Ah, you meant in a business.

I found mine in the basement of the DC and my boss said i could have it.

so i made a mini DC in my apartment

Gents, what applications do you use to create pkg installers?

I'm looking to move away from Composer and start to make them manually, if there's a command line tool; ideally i want to version control them too with Git... any ideas?

I use packages

Composer isn't so bad. It's just a bit ... light

the snapshot facilities are very good, but whether it's a good idea to do that..

franton Can you version control Packages... packages?

yes ...

Right. I think I get it. The file that Packages creates can be version controlled using git... because it's a plist in effect

Thanks franton

I can finally get rid of about 100GB of VMware Fusion snapshots now

you're welcome

strange decision by Apple to release iOS 8.4 an hour before the worldwide launch of Apple Music and Beats 1.

yeah means I won't be updating for at least a day afterwards

servers usually get swamped