-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > -----Original Message----- > From: Florian Friesdorf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Florian Friesdorf > Sent: Sonntag, 17. Juni 2001 16:40 > To: debian-isp@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Remote Resue Disk > > > On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 05:02:55PM +0800, Jason Lim wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I was about to develop my own "Remove Rescue Disk)... but thought > > maybe you had a better idea or had already done this... > > > > Regularly if the hard disk fails or needs a manual fsck (usually > > just pressing y throughout), then it means a trip to the > > datacenter > at whatever > > ungodly hour it may be for this relatively simple task. > > > > If it was possible to create a boot disk with a simple telnetd > > (and minimum network support) and static e2fsck utilities, then, > > in > theory, all > > that needs to be done is to insert the disk, reboot the server, > > and the telnetd binds to a special, pre-defined IP just for this > > emergency purpose. Then I can telnet in from home or wherever, > > run > e2fsck, mount the > > drives, see /var/log/syslog, etc. to see what went wrong. After > > the repairs, the disk can be removed, and server rebooted. > > > > Does this sound realistic? Even if 2 disks or even 3 were > required, if it > > means I can save a trip to the datacenter it would be worthwhile > > to do. > > > > Perhaps you guys have thought of something similar, or maybe > there already > > IS something like this out there? Any ideas/suggestions would be > > greatly appreciated. > > Another approach would be, (however you need at least 2 computers) > to connect the computers serial ports with null-modem cables and > tell lilo and the kernel to use the serial port as console. > > You then logon on the one computer to get the console of the other. > > Kind of a cheap console server. > > I have not tried it, but I think it should work. > Could someone comment on this? > > > florian >
Hi Flo! I'm using this solution for my ISDN-Router. This is a small linux-box with no vga-card. You have to add the line "console=ttyS0" to your lilo config, and then you can use a terminal program (minicom, etc.) to control the box. If you add a serial getty in your /etc/inittab, you have a console too. (this is very usefull, if your nic isn't working:) ) Michael Schwarzbach +--------------------------------------------------+ | /"\ | | \ / | | X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN - AGAINST HTML MAIL | | / \ | `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBOyzifgUqVktPGYHYEQLElACgldup8i5bFF5GmiyNyoRbN5esL8QAoN70 pH6RkeqoKIbBtc+fKKYNjF/p =HsyH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----