[NTLUG:Discuss] remote boot device

[Kyle_Davenport@compusa.com]

Of course you're going to have corruption if you can't issue sync's before doing
that.  The big question is what do you mean by "taken itself offline"?  If it's
already locked up than the hardware reset is your only option anyway.  If the OS
is still up, some ups monitoring software can safely bring the box down when it
detects power off.   The UPS would go between power strip and computer.   Or,
you could put that serial POTS connection on the server, for a backup login.

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David Camm <bbai at onramp.net> on 07/20/2000 10:52:03 PM

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Subject:  [NTLUG:Discuss] remote boot device



after some recent troubles, i'd like to be able to have remote console
support (like on a serial POTS connection) for my server so that i can
issue a C-A-D sequence remotely when the machine has (heavens forfend)
taken itself offline and i can;t issue a shutdown via telnet.

the isp with whom i co-locate said they could provide a box that acts
like a power strip and can be telnet-ed into, thereby providing a remote
power-off sequence.

when i inquired how that would work with a system that supports file
caching, like linux, i got 'well, it works fine with sun machines
running solaris'.

any leads would be greatly appreciated.

david camm
advanced web systems

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