While most people will have no issues with the normal HP SPP, some installations don’t support DHCP on their network. Without DHCP you lose the ability to use PXE and no PXE means you can’t use the SPP over the network. In those cases you may decide to simply mount the SPP iso directly via iLo and be done with it. But I chose a different route. i don’t want to keep 5Gb firmware ISOs on my laptop (or the other admin’s). I wanted to ensure that the workflow for my automations stays the same whether the user is on a network I control, or a network that I don’t which may not have DHCP.
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I made a button
Last winter was a cold one. Going into the phone app and turning the heater on is a known solution to help ensure maximum efficiency of the battery. With the winter coming soon, I wanted a better way to do it. Instead of the app, wouldn’t it be cool if I had a button to press that warmed my car up for me? I can leave it next to the dog’s leash so that when I walk her in the morning all I had to do is press the button and go about my business.
Yeah, I know. The phone app works. Isn’t it good enough? No, that isn’t the point. I wanted to tinker and have some fun! I wanted to make a button with little lights and wires on a bread board. Besides, what would you rather do? Push a button or digg out your phone and go through that whole process? So, time to build a button.