How do I configure to automatically restart after power failure? 1

[patrickdrd]

Hi guys!

I am working on a pc running Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 and I want to know if there is a way to set it to
restart automatically after a power failure.
Is it possible? And, if yes, how can it be accomplished?

Thanks in advance!

 

[mawdryn]

Hi,

This is generally possible by setting an option in the system's bios provided it's recent enough - Most ATX systems should be able to do it.

Look in the BIOS for Power Management Options. On a system with an award BIOS, you should see an option for "AC BACK Function" or the like. This can be OFF, ON, or Memory.

Hope this helps.

 

[icsboi]

In case you don't have a desktop with this BIOS function, you can use any PC with the above function. Thus at least one PC/server within your network will wake-up in case of black-out


In case of black out this PC/server (does not matter which OS, even WIndows 2000 Professional) will turn-on again this PC and send a WOL magik-packet to "wake up" this 2000 server



Please note that in order to perform this Win2k server desktop should have at least" wake up on LAN" capabilities

Hope this help,
Robert

 

[patrickdrd]

I do have an award BIOS system and the options that are of
interest are:

-HDD Power Down (which is disabled by default)
-Wake Up On LAN/Ring (disabled too by default)

Should I change one of those and I am OK?

 

[icsboi]

patrickdrd>

You should:

1. enable the second one (thus "Wake Up On LAN/Ring ")

2. take note of win2000 server NIC MAC address

3. reconize a "black-out tollerance" PC/server

4. create a batch/script to send a WOL packet to win2000 server MAC address

That's it.

You can download WOL magic packet following:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/magic_pkt.exe

Please note that I don't know which NIC are you using on your server therefore you may need to download another WOL packet.

Robert

 

[patrickdrd]

Yes, but after a power failure, the lan will be down as well!
So, how will another pc/server be able to reboot the other server?

 

[icsboi]

Patrick>

I told you:

You should have at least one PC or servet inside your LAN which has "turning-on after black out" capabilities.

Usually servers and "brand" computer has this function.

Do you have at least one UPS within your LAN?

Robert

 

[patrickdrd]

Unfortunately no, I do not have UPS.
Is there another way?

 

[icsboi]

Patrick,

Do you have any desktop/server with BIOS AC

BACK Function" or the like ??

 

[patrickdrd]

Yes! I do have two servers with AC BACK Function, which has a value of 'Sort-Off'.
Should I enable it? ('Full-On' State?)

And what about the other server? Will that server boot the other one as well? How?

 

[icsboi]

Let's call:

server1 = AC BAck server
server2 = windows2000 server with no AC back facility

You should:

1. enable AC back function server1

2. take note of server2 NIC MAC address

3. create a batch/script to send a WOL packet from server1 to server2 MAC address every single time server 1 start-up

If you will perform a foreseen restart of server1 (Windowsupdate, mainteance) you would disable this script.


You can download WOL magic packet following:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/magic_pkt.exe

Please note that I don't know which NIC are you using on your server therefore you may need to download another WOL packet.

Robert

 

[icsboi]

I forgot,

You should enable

Wake Up On LAN/Ring (disabled too by default)

on server 2

 

[patrickdrd]

I did all the steps you told me, but I have one last question (I hope) about 3: How do I create this batch/ script file? Could you give me an example?

Thanks very much for the help!

 

[icsboi]

http://gsd.di.uminho.pt/jpo/software/wakeonlan/mini-howto/wol-mini-howto-4.html

and

http://gsd.di.uminho.pt/jpo/software/wakeonlan/mini-howto/wol-mini-howto-3.html

and previous pages.

Hope this help and good luck!
Robert