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can now run a lights-out data center that will support the needs of the business without us physically being here."

The migration isn't complete yet. Over the next 18 months, TTX plans to migrate off IBM storage, most likely to EMC Corp. gear.

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Jun 9, 2009
Integrated Lights Out operation, so they're not connected to the network. Surgient uses them only for remote server management.

Network performance was also a key motivator for the 10 GbE move. The company provides a bunch of servers that are available for hosting. It breaks physical servers... More...

Jan 21, 2009
lights out," but is that such a wise idea? Last week, that was the question raised by Mike Hagan, the senior vice president of operations at Lee Technologies, at an AFCOM Data Center World session in Orlando, Fla.

A lights-out data center means getting as many people out of the data center as... More...

Oct 13, 2008
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) 2 , HP Systems Insight Manager and the Onboard Administrator for HP BladeSystem, and are based on dual-core Intel Corp. Itanium chips (and are compatible with quad-core).Up to eight NonStop blades fit in one chassis, Meyer said.

In comparison, HP's rackmount Integrity... More...

Jun 16, 2008
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO), Sun Microsystems has Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM), IBM has Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA), and so on. And while each provides remote management -- often called "out-of-band management" -- which enables system administrators to monitor and manage servers remotely... More...
Jan 15, 2008
an enhanced Lights-Out 100 remote management suite, whose new Virtual DVD-ROM support allows DVD-ROMs on client PCs to be available to remote servers during boot or run time from a browser. In addition, the Lights-Out 100i Advanced Pack, Lights-Out 100i Select Pack and Lights-Out 100c Remote... More...
Jan 14, 2008
at "lights out" data centers, for example -- today's crop of IT process automation aims to do more than keep operations running smoothly. Now data centers are on a quest to become self-healing: When things go wrong, IT process automation software can trigger alerts and kick-start processes so... More...
Dec 14, 2007
of a 'lights out' facility and a 'secure facility' are in so many ways mutually exclusive."

When a security breach does occur, colocation providers should regard CI Host's response as an example of what not to do: that is, lie to customers about the source of the downtime.

"They blamed a router... More...

Nov 8, 2007
have lights-out capabilities and be capable of handling the entire data center load in case one goes kaput. They can't be "fate sharing," said Golding.

"Building a new data center today is much more complex than it was in the '70s or '80s," he said. "It's not the core competency for any enterprise that I... More...

Jul 24, 2007
Integrated Lights Out-2 (ILO) plug-in, which allows up to four data center staff to collaboratively diagnose systems issues and carry out corrective action through a shared console.

In today's data center, Farrand said, systems administrators are faced with ever increasing responsibilities. At... More...

Jun 26, 2007
Gateway Lights Out (GLO) system management -- a small, Linux-based kernel on the motherboard that manages servers and remote keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) capabilities, both options on the boxes.

The servers use AC power and can plug into a regular wall outlet, Karabian said.

The E-9422R 1U rack server... More...

Apr 20, 2007
basically a lights out environment. Industrial facilities in particular don't fit easily into the LEED concept. But there are so many valuable features from LEED that can be applied in the data center field. You don't have to focus on achieving gold or silver certification.

Where does the USGBC... More...

Mar 5, 2007
Integrated Lights Out (ILO) power management systems.

Hurley said that Qlusters developed the capability for openQRM due to demand from users.

IT certifications not worth as much anymore

A survey by research group Foote Partners in New Canaan, Conn., revealed that pay in the last year for almost... More...

Nov 21, 2006
Integrated Lights Out. The starting cost, which includes 64 targeted licenses, is about $4,000, with another 64 licenses costing about $1,500 and another 128 costing about $2,500.

CA hires Nancy Cooper as next CFO

CA Inc. has hired Nancy Cooper, the senior vice president of IMS Health Inc., as its next chief... More...

Jul 31, 2006
Integrated Lights-Out 2, which allows data center managers to have control over the servers from any Web browser, including a power monitoring and regulating capabilities.

"You can have a set of experts that can dial into those servers," Gromala said. "They don't have to keep running down to the data... More...

May 23, 2006
to be "lights out" -- capable of remotely managing Integrity servers and HP BladeSystems via OpenView management software.

"This move is going to show what is possible when you jump in with both feet," Moeller said. "With these next-generation data centers, when we're done with this project, we'll... More...

May 17, 2006
when it's lights out."

Reynolds also said AMT eliminates the need for software capabilities such as Wake on LAN, a feature that lets Windows administrators switch desktops on or off from a central console to make changes or upgrades. Wake on LAN is expected to be part of SMS 4.0, due to ship next... More...

Mar 9, 2006
will be a lights-out facility and it will be located 15-20 miles away. There is a limit of 25 miles because we can't effectively mirror beyond that distance.

What will you move first?

Miszewski We're going to eat our own dog food. The department of administration servers are moving first. We're... More...
Apr 27, 2005
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VMLogix LabManager - Virtual Lab Automation Solution by VMLogix
Software companies and enterprise IT organizations needing to leverage virtualization in order to consolidate and automate lab IT infrastructure so that software applications can be delivered and maintained more quickly, cost-effectively and reliably. Product Type: Software solution download

Target User: Software engineering teams, software QA/test managers and software lab administrators that have VMware ESX.

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