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by baegis

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I am setting up our Win 2000 server with Back office on it. It will be attached to a UPS giving a min of 1hour life if the power fails.
My problem is that our factory works 24 hours per day and they need access to the server to perform their duties.
Does anyone know how to boot every thing back up again if the power is off for an extended period and the ups closes the server down.
I do not want to come in at 3:00 am just to turn the server on again!
Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Baegis

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by mshavrov

Most servers have following befavior - when you power them up, they will just "blink" once and turn itself off. I know some manufacturers allow you to configure this feature to turn it on with power-up, but some don't.

Easiest thing you can configure - check if your server has an feature "Wake-up on LAN" or Wake-up on Modem". In first case, it will power-up itself when it will receive requests from the LAN, in second case you can just call specific number and your server will turn-on itself.

But all this is just "ways around". You should plan your disaster recovery very carefully. If it is vital server, may be you should buy dedicated UPS (or even a few) for your critical equipment (servers, switches, routers). Consult your management, how much downtime can you afford, and calculate your UPS capacity accordingly. Most likely, you may need to buy power generator to provide power for long-time blackouts.

Good luck,

Michael Shavrov
Disaster Recovery Specialist
MCSE W2K, Sun SCSA, CCNP, CCDP, Security+, ...

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