On Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:53:32 +0100 Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> wrote: > Arm* is a slightly smaller issue because we have no way to remotely > power cycle the machines Linaro may be able to help here. We've developed software to allow remote interaction with a selection of APC PDU units and this is routinely used in LAVA when boards fail to soft reboot within a timeout, leading to a fully automated power cycle with configurable delays. It would need the purchase of a suitable APC unit (older models work, support up to 8 boards and can cost £30-50 each, newer 0U rack based PDUs are supported as well) and changes in the lab to connect the power supply to each board into the PDU instead of directly into the mains. The software is designed for use only inside trusted networks and has no authentication support, so it would need to run behind SSH or some other authentication layer. https://git.linaro.org/people/matthew.hart/lavapdu.git I've done some rudimentary packaging but it's alpha software currently, although in routine production use with LAVA. https://git.linaro.org/people/neil.williams/lavapdu.git The software is intended to be extensible to other APC units as the control interface menus have a common structure, but small tweaks may be needed for some units. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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