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Using WOL from the internet
17 sep 2009 19:05

Being able to use Wake On Lan (WOL) thrue a router from the internet, seemed like the perfect match for my new Windows Home Server. Not wanting the server to be on at all times this feature would make me able to power the server up, get the files i need and power it back down. Meanwhile cutting down on my power bill, and saving the planet one server at the time... Read More...

by Rasmus Sjørslev | with no comments

Filed under: power management, WOL, asus

How-to: Configure DELL servers for use with vSphere DPM
5 sep 2009 23:47

One of the neat little feature upgrades in ESX 4 compared to 3.x is that Distributed Power Management (DPM) is now officially supported. In 3.5 it was experimental and the only way to power on your hosts was using WOL. In ESX 4 features like IPMI and iLO are supported, which makes for a more reliable usage. Enabling IPMI can either be done using the web-interface... Read More...

by Rasmus Sjørslev | with no comments

Filed under: drac, dell, vsphere, ipmi, power management, dpm