[ale] Running a hands off remote Linux installation

[rfaulkner at Tux86.org (Rich Faulkner)]

Is this an Intel AMT/ME enabled system?  If so, you can remote to the
system (even if hung) and manage it via VNC. 
If shutdown, you would be able to remotely power it on again.  

Rich in Lilburn 


On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 09:07 -0400, Jim Lynch wrote:

> I want to set up a hands off system at a remote location.  I'll put a 
> large UPS to keep it running through short power outages but I'm 
> concerned about longer outages.  While I obviously want it to be 
> available most of the time, if the power goes out for hours, it won't be 
> available and I can live with that.  I can sense the failure and do an 
> orderly shutdown before the UPS batteries go completely flat.
> 
> However I'm stumped on how to get the system to turn itself back on 
> after the power comes back.  I know I can set the bios to boot on power 
> up automatically but that would require the computer to power off 
> externally I would guess and that's not an orderly shutdown besides with 
> the UPS in line, I don't really have a way to sense when the mains 
> actually come back.
> 
> I've thought about putting a small controller, like a Arduino, somewhere 
> with a relay to momentarily key the switch leads in the computer when I 
> sense all is back to normal, but I'm thinking there might be a better way.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim.
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