>From time to time I've worked in software
development environments where we used X10 gear
(remotely addressable power switches) to effect
remote restarts by power-cycling the computers in
question. I'm now in a situation where I need to
equip a development lab full of computers with such
remote-restart capabilities but for various reasons
I'd prefer to restart the machines in question
by some other (less heavy-handed) means than
power-cycling, and I'm hoping some readers of this
list can point me off in some useful directions.
My current approach still involves X10 gear but this
time instead of using their power modules I plan
to use their remotely addressable relay modules,
wiring their contacts directly into the Reset logic
of the computers in question. Since I can recall
a few occasions on which I've wedged up a system so
tightly that Reset didn't work and power-cycling was
the only option, I'll probably rig (some of) these
systems with that capability also, as a fallback.
The X10 gear appeals primarily because I'm familiar
with it and I know that (once you manage to get
it rigged up and working at all) it works fairly
reliably. I'm also considering other solutions
involving, say, PC adapter boards that do digital
I/O or banks of relays for industrial automation,
etc. But so far the X10 path seems shortest.
Anyway, all suggestions for alternate approaches/
manufacturers gratefully considered. Thanks.
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