Im wondering if anyone has used or is using a good solution to remote boot (from complete power down) servers and equiptment?
If you'd also like a proper serial console (and your server's bios doesn't already provide you with one) you could do worse than <http:// www.realweasel.com/>. It's probably hugely expensive if all you want is a remote power cycle capability though.
I recently picked up a second hand Compaq RILOE card on trademe for about $70 (there's still a few there). Provides local console redirection via http, keyboard/mouse intercept, remote power control (with a custom powercable that fits in between the physical power button and the psu), etc. These models are a bit old now, but the modern equivalents (such as the realweasel) look good, and I'd consider them well worth the money. -- Daniel Lawson WAND Group, Computer Science Department University of Waikato email: daniel(a)wand.net.nz phone: +64 7 838 4136