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> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Devin Reade
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 15:51
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: Power-outage
>
> Ljubomir Ljubojevic <office@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > First is to have LAN power controller/switch, can't
> remember how you
> > call it. It can monitor several inputs like voltage,
> on/off, etc, and
> > it can be used to cut and restore power, as well as reboot.
> They have
> > web interface and are accessible via IP. Wireless network
> guys use them.
>
> I do in fact use these (they're called managed power
> distribution units, such as the APC AP7900), not only for
> such manual operations but also because they're good for
> doing fencing in HA clusters.
>
> However, that does not alter the fact that this solution
> requires human intervention (albiet in this case you can do
> it remotely).
> It doesn't fix the flaw, it just works around it.
Our dhcp server can run for many days on battery, it has a script running that
if a machine does not ping, it sends a WOL. It does not do this if the network
AC is off. If the AC is resored for more than 30 minutes, the script resumes.
Machines wake up.
>
> It's also an additional expense that I don't think would be
> in the OP's scope.
>
Also regarding DB taking too long to shut down, we use hibernation now. It is
fast.
-Jason
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