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That is awesome and I'm glad somebody did it. But was there some reason not to just pull the laptop batteries and use normal remote-controllable outlets?
by wpietri 4y ago
That is awesome and I'm glad somebody did it. But was there some reason not to just pull the laptop batteries and use normal remote-controllable outlets?
- axiolite 4y ago> was there some reason not to just pull the laptop batteries and use normal remote-controllable outlets? What happens when someone accidentally does a clean shutdown from within the OS? Switchable PDUs have the same issue. You need something like Wake-on-LAN in addition to the switchable power to ensure you don't need to do a late night drive into the data center or office.
- themoonisachees 4y agoBIOS> plug-in behavior> turn on. This is on by default on all server boards and the toggle was on all consumer boards i've tried.
- folmar 4y agoRecent laptops do not work as well, or at all, with batteries not present.