[OSM-dev] Dev is down

[Ralf at Zimmermann.com]

Hi Nick,

Maybe you should add such a Remote Light-Out card to your hardware wish list for the servers?
If that helps with emergencies on weekends, it is definitely worth it.

Ralf


--- Nick Hill wrote:

Hello Robert

This could have helped with tilegen whose NICs became unresponsive, but not with
dev. Lights out cards would have got both up and running.


Robert (Jamie) Munro wrote:
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> Nick Hill wrote:
>> I have been looking at remote lights out cards on ebay. There are a few HP/CPQ
>> cards at good prices, but need to verify they'll work on regular hardware.
>>
>> An RLO card enables remote control of a machine obviating the need for human
>> presence except where hardware upgrades are needed.
>
> Do you have a serial console set up? If the machines have more than one
> serial port, each machine could at as a serial console server for the
> next - all you would need is a null modem cable for each one.
> If you have only one serial port on each machine, you could use USB to
> serial cables - put the console on the real serial port, and monitor it
> with a USB connection from another machine.
>
> Robert (Jamie) Munro