Not to steal this thread, but I thought this question looked familiar! The same question was asked back in June 2008:
Pulled from a discussion about how to do the same on a PowerMac G4. I don't own an XServe, so your mileage may vary, but it should work. echo 'server_mode=1' > /proc/pmu/options -Hal Kai Staats wrote: > Joe, > > >> We have several G5s running YDL in a server room. I would like to be able >> to turn them on and off remotely as the server room usually cannot be >> entered. Turning them off remotely is fairly easy but turning them back on >> is the tricky part as they do not seem to support BOOT-ON-LAN. I found >> power strips that can be controlled via Ethernet but I cannot figure out >> how to configure the G5s so they power up when (re-)connected to power. >> >> I read that there is a way to change the settings using the Mac O/S but not >> via nvram (auto-boot). The biggest problem is that these are re-furbished >> G5s with YDL installed on them and there was no Mac O/S media that came >> with them. >> >> Has anybody been able to set up their G5 Xserve to power on upon power >> connection using nvram? >> > > I believe there is a firmware setting for auto-power-on with power, but I > need > to do some digging --OWEN, do you remember, can this be done? > > kai > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' > > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com'
