[ale] Running a hands off remote Linux installation

[JD]

On 07/31/2012 10:24 AM, JD wrote:
> On 07/31/2012 09:53 AM, Dennis Ruzeski wrote:
>> I've always used a drac/ilo for this- They're a great solution if your
>> systems support it since they will allow you to recover from the stray
>> kernel panic or non-responsive ssh or to remotely patch your bios.
>>
>> --Dennis
> 
> 
> +100
> 
> Really, really cheap servers don't support RILBO or DRAC, but you can get fairly
> inexpensive Dell, HP and IBM servers that do support it and the cards are
> cheaper than 1 trip to a site would cost in time.  I haven't looked recently,
> but the cheapest Dell that supports a DRAC was $1200 a few yrs ago.  You can
> load an OS remote with these.  They are either network or POTS connected.
> 
> Even if you only live an hour away from the servers, it is worth it to have a
> DRAC just in the time savings alone.

If it isn't clear above, you can remotely power off, wait 5 minutes and power on
a server with these cards.