Ahmed Kamal wrote:
Hi guys,
Situation
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I'm managing a server in some rural area with too many power cuts! Even long
power cuts that our ups can't handle, and sometimes flickery power spikes,
such that evidently sometimes the server reboots, and waits at the stupid
"check file system" prompts. I get to drive for an hour to fix that FS
corruption! Now, that machine does not have IPMI management or similar, and
the serial port is connected to the UPS for auto-shutdown.
Problem
=====
This leaves me with no "remote" way to fix serious errors such as FS
checking
Suggestion
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Is there such a thing as remote serial console. I'm thinking *if* the kernel
gets to boot, then it immediately starts the network interface, and a tiny
server for sending console messages to whoever is connected. I should be
able to fix FS corruption and other serious problems. My question is, does
such a thing exist ?
Something you might keep an eye out for in the future is USB-capable
UPSs. Or since the serial cable doesn't actually seem to do you any
good, remove it and attach a modem instead.
(wonders about security; I suppose that can be handled. Yeah, there are
ways).
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Cheers
John
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