On 2014-07-13, frantisek holop <min...@obiit.org> wrote: > hmm, on Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 06:38:52PM +0200, Mxher said that >> Le 13/07/2014 18:11, frantisek holop a ?crit : >> > i am looking for a device that would let me reboot my >> > remote server in case it becomes unresponsive. the >> > server is hosted at a private company far-far away. >> > we are talking about off-the-shelf, "noname" pc >> > servers, so i am not looking for anything fancy. >> > seeing the console is a plus, but i can live without >> > that. and of course it should work with openbsd :] >> > any success stories more than welcome.
perhaps whatever is equivalent to http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121336427420 for the type of power sockets used in the relevant country... >> A KVM/IP could do the trick but in some case, for example kernel panic, >> you will be stuck I think. > > is it not possible to reboot if ddb.panic=1 ? usually... "boot r" sometimes fails though, i've been using "call cpu_reset" recently. >> Another solution available (if you have two servers near by) could be to >> redirect consoles to serial ports > > nope, just one box > >> Intel AMT / vPro could help too but I guess this "noname" server doesn't >> have that kind of technology. > > i am also looking into IPMI, as my current server > is rather old, and i may end up buying a new machine. > >> Maybe you could take a look at something which seems called "Network AC >> Power Controller". > > very interesting but looks rather pricey. varies but they can be picked up cheaply second-hand (ap9212, ap9606, etc). one common setup I have for multiple machines is one of these behind an alix with serial consoles (USB if it's just a few, or via a many-years-old cisco term server). this setup hasn't given me any trouble yet.
