Remote Power Managment of Non IDRAC Machines

Posted by MigratingPandas@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 20 comments

Hi Guys

Does anyone know of a way we can power manage at least machines that don't have IDRACs or similar

Think Desktop Machines.

Getting up and going to the DC to reboot high spec desktops is getting tedious when I use Splashtop from Home on them

If it has an IP address I can web Gui to and reboot the power output that's what I need.

Don't need UPS as these are in a rack in a DC.

Their is an ATS but its a simple one that doesn't do what I need.

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FarToe1@reddit

Network PDU, and ensure the BIOS of each machine is set to "On when power returns"

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MigratingPandas@reddit (OP)

A Smart plug is basically what I want.

I don't see the need to change the ATS when we just spent $1000 on it

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MigratingPandas@reddit (OP)

Yes plan b. But I have an ATS already so really dont want to change it

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SecrITSociety@reddit

ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch) /= Switched PDU (Power Distribution Unit)

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MigratingPandas@reddit (OP)

The one that's there is very simple. It doesn't have that capability

Was hoping for an individual solution for each machine

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unccvince@reddit

All the possible solutions in 2 lines, very neat. 😎

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pdp10@reddit

In the last year or two, there's a new crop of SME-focused add-on IP-KVM hardware, no doubt inspired by the original PiKVM.
Bear in mind that VM guests are trivial to soft-reboot. Don't fixate on turning everything into a VM, but think through why you wouldn't or couldn't do that sort of thing in the longer run.
Hard power cycling is a last resort, but the home automation market has a lot of options. I'm predisposed toward Shelly, which I'm told now has dual-stack support with both IPv6 and IPv4, but there's also third-party firmware for a lot of this hardware from Tasmota and ESPHome.

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Set Bios power on after power loss. Then get a switched and metered PDU and a IPKVM. That's how we used to do it before we had ilo/idrac/ipmi. Look for an IPKVM that can do USB media over IP or at least virtual CD/ISO on USB so you can remote install OS.

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MFKDGAF@reddit

Maybe a Fingerbot?

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WillVH52@reddit

JetKVM https://jetkvm.com/

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Opening-Inevitable88@reddit

There are IP connected powerswitches you could use. Then you plug external power and the desktops into it, and then you can use IPMI or similar to turn ports on it on/off. They are used most often when creating Clusters of machines that don't have a BMC on them to manage power with.

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MigratingPandas@reddit (OP)

Thats what I want. Any suggestions

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