using the dell 2161ds kvm/ip from Linux

• Download ftp://ftp.dell.com/app/R84709.EXE

• Check it by running : "file R84709.EXE" it should return something like

  R84709.EXE: MS-DOS executable PE  for MS Windows (GUI) Intel 80386 32-bit

• unzip the file by running : " unzip R84709.EXE". Which should output :

   
  Archive:  R84709.EXE
    inflating: setup.bin               
    inflating: setup.exe               
    inflating: Version.txt   
  

• Run the installer : "/bin/bash setup.bin"
• The package contains a JRE version embedded within itself, and its 32bit. So on a x86_64 machine you would need some 32bit userland stuff. I had to get libXp.i386 and its deps before the app worked. And there is no way to find out what you are missing except reading the backtrace and trying to parse / make sense out of that.

This also works for some IBM kit ( so says Jim ). And if you have any Avocent kit, there is a good chance that this code will work for you as well ( most such Dell and IBM kit is just rebadged Acocent ). If you do use it on any other kit, post something in the comments and let me know.

As far as I can tell, the licensing looks to exclude re-distribution rights, or I would have rpm'ised this up for easier install / management.

- KB