Set Up Out Of Band Access

All machines owned by hcoop should, if possible, have some out-of-band mechanism for:

  1. Keyboard access
  2. Screen access
  3. Power-cycling

Functions 1+2 are typically provided by kvm.hcoop.net (see KvmAccess); assuming you plan on going with that, you should connect the server's keyboard and video to the kvm switch.

Each server has its own solution for 3, usually in the form of a "service processor". You should investigate and document the appropriate service processor settings. If the service processor requires its own IP address, you should name it foo-sp.hcoop.net where foo.hcoop.net is the name of the server.

If there's _anything_ server-specific, please add an entry under "Specific Machines" on page AdminArea and document what it is. Rebooting procedures are an ideal candidate for this.