Thanks a lot guys On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Berthold Cogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ahmed Kamal schrieb: > > > Hi guys, > > > > Situation > > ======= > > 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 > > ======= > > 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 ? > > > > Regards > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > rhelv5-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > > > > Hello! > > You should look for KVM-over-IP or a Console Server. > > We're using both types of devices. It is always better to have one way > more... With a console server you can even connect to the serial port of > your UPS. And some manufacturers have embeded system controllers in their > servers, which can be connected to the network. With these controllers you > are able to view the console, monitor your hardware or powercycle the > server. > > For KVM-over-IP Avocent has some devices in store: > http://www.avocent.com/DSR_Switches.aspx > > And we're using Digi Console Servers to redirect the serial console over > IP: http://www.digi.com/products/consoleservers/index.jsp > > Dependend on the typ of data on your disks and the kind of workload, you > can disable the filesystem check with tune2fs for very large filesystems if > you're using ext3 filesystems. This should work fine if you write seldomly. > If you have heavy write access on the disk this can be dangerous if your > journals get damaged. > > > Regards > Berthold > > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list >
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