USB Powerkey

[Steve Hume]

On Jan 13, 2006, at 12:47 PM, Jerry wrote:

> If you think another path (such as Appliance modules) is more  
> appropriate, I'm up for suggestions!  I just think taking the power  
> lines out of the mix would be more reliable in the long run.

I have an X-10 appliance module version for backup power resets. You  
need access to a second server for this to work. Main server runs  
XTension, my mail servers, DNS master and important things. This is  
behind an ACT 15 amp filter, a UPS, a long powerbar tiewrapped to  
metro shelf.
The backup computer is on a different UPS behind the ACT filter for  
power fail longevity reasons. This backup server does redundant DNS  
for inside the house. It runs a demo version of XTension with a CM-11  
plugged into the long powerbar. An appliance module sits on the  
powerbar feeding the main server.

I have a script run to turn on this appliance module every hour just  
in case.

If the main server is unresponsive and I can reach the backup server,  
then I can use XTension to toggle the power on the main server which  
is set to boot on power outage recovery.

I manage things via timbuktu mostly but X2web would work too, if you  
get a second license from James:-)

I suppose I need to really make a nice picture to show this.

Steve Hume