Im wondering if anyone has used or is using a good solution to remote boot (from complete power down) servers and equiptment?
This i have done in the past by having the bios on the server set to reboot after power fail and that takes care of the rest along with good load UPS's and backup power. But what if you acually had to shut down a server for some reason out-there (backup power fails)?
Most of the replies to this ignored his last sentence. Many (most?) of the BIOSes/motherboards I have seen can either be in "Power off" or "Last state" when power is reconnected. Few have a "Power on" option. If he shuts down a server, the hardware will power down, and when he power cycles with his remote power strip, the box stays in "Power off" or the "Last state" which is.. off. If one looses power at a site, the servers reliant on the failed power rail should shut themselves down before the UPS runs out, in order to prevent filesystem corruption, which can prolong an outage. I see the only real solutions to this being some flavour of lights out card, or of course, monkeys with cellphones. -- Nathan Ward