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How to Power On Dell Poweredge Server Remotely & Safely? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Some background:

have a poweredge r320 on battery backup (basic APC unit)
have unifi dream machine
poweredge powers down automatically if power goes out

What's the safest way to allow myself to power on the server in the event it shuts down while I'm not home?

I figure since I have remote access to my UDM, perhaps there's a command I can execute from there to power it on?

My fear is using a method that provides more than just poweron commands remotely. I want to keep the server attack vectors down.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

iDRAC? That’s what it’s for. It’ll allow remote access to your server but somebody would still need passwords, etc. it’s been around for ages so there’s going to be good practice guides on how to set it up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was under the impression you need a license to use remote access via idrac. Do you know if it also requires a second run of ethernet cable separate from the server NIC?

[–] prime_number_314159 6 points 10 months ago

An r320 is new enough that iDrac Express (two IPs on one interface) is available in the BIOS. The server needs a license for some features (like remotely attaching an ISO, and remote KVM), but not for the basics like controlling the power.