When teaching classes I always show my students how to build up their own vSphere home lab just to run through the labs again or because it’s so cool to do a VMotion at home. One of my students has sent me an email with a link to a really nice device that can save you lots of money on your energy bill. Jean-Marc Zohlandt has bought the IP Boot Manager 9280 and is powering on his machines from a remote location only when they need to be powered on.
IP Boot Manager acts as a manager for your PC & Server . It handles all the ESX servers and storage with just one Internet Browser Screen and a simple connection to Internet. You can remote control & access the power + Reset and schedule daily server actions.
It saves manpower and time during unmanned periods. No more driving to the server room for a reset. IP Boot Manager 9280 is a unique device designed to help you manage up to 8 separate servers with one IP address. With this device you can control Power (On/Off), Reset, Schedule daily server actions and Auto ping (Watch Dog) your ESX servers.
