On Sun, 2006-06-04 at 12:40 -0400, Sam Drinkard wrote: > > Chris Mauritz wrote: > > > Sam Drinkard wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Chris Mauritz wrote: > >> > >>> Sam Drinkard wrote: > >>> > >>>> Don't know if this might be hardware or software related, but it > >>>> seems that every time I attempt to do a remote reboot of the > >>>> machine, everything shuts down normally, and it never comes back. > >>>> Just returned from the co-lo site, and when I plugged the monitor > >>>> in, it had gone to the point of "rebooting" and hung. This is 4.3 > >>>> on x-86. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I have the same problem with an a few old Intel 815 chipset P3 > >>> boxes, but it's never annoyed me enough to fix it. 8-) I agree > >>> with Rodrigo that it's likely some sort of acpi issue > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> > >> I'll try the acpi route prior to the next reboot. Just looked, and > >> it's an AMD Sempron 3100. The machine runs flawlessly except for > >> this remote reboot problem. I normally don't bother trying to reboot > >> except when there is a kernel update that fixes something. As this > >> is a production machine too, I try to leave it running as much as > >> possible, and it's a PITA to have to get someone from the ISP's staff > >> to meet me at the co-lo site to let me in. As for the arch, I > >> generally use i386 to indicate anything intel or amd that is not a > >> 64-bit processor, which as Jim mentioned is rather old terminology. > >> I came along when 8088's were the mainstay of computers. Gosh, > >> thinking about that, it seems like it was a century ago ! > > > > > > While it doesn't address the underlying problem, if it's a PITA to get > > your datacenter folks to power cycle machines, why don't you get a > > network-attached power strip? APC used to sell them rather cheaply > > and you could telnet (or use a web interface) to remotely power cycle > > individual outlets on the power strip. I used to have these until > > there was a security exploit and APC was slow about releasing a fix. > > So I took them all out of service and throw a case of beer at the > > datacenter staff now and then. They're only too happy to closely > > monitor things and fluff power as required now. :-) > > > > Cheers, > > > Chris, I didn't realize such an animal existed, but that would > definately help the folks save their free time on the weekends, or at > times no one is at the pop. I used to have a device for controlling > remote stuff that was activated via dtmf tones over an RF link, but > that, unfortunately was very unsecure, however it did get used quite > often back in the days of NOS and other DL layer type packet systems. > I'm going to inquire tomorrow to see if they have any current means of > power cycling any of the racks or outlets, but as you say, fixing the > underlying problem would be the best to do. The tech support guys don't > really complain about having to go down and meet me there, but I'm sure > their weekends are as valuable as anyone's, including mine, so anything > that would help free time stay that way would be nice. > Sam, I use these: http://www.wti.com/ips4.htm There are more choices with different options here: http://www.wti.com/power.htm Thanks, Johnny Hughes
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