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Active Watchdog Recovers
Server Crashes ...
New ePowerSwitch Guard detects server crashes
and cuts power to reboot
Siegburg, Germany, 29/09/2003
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No corporate IT environment can function today without
remote administration of servers over a LAN or WAN.
But there are situations where remote management fails:
When a server crashes, for example, even the infamous
«ctrl»«alt»«del»
key combination provides no solution; a person needs
to physically go on site to operate the unit's mains
switch and restart the server, which is both time-consuming
and expensive. The convenient ePowerSwitch - which
provides interactive remote operation of the mains
switch - provides a popular solution to this problem.
With the new ePowerSwitch Guard, this concept has
now been extended to include a built-in watchdog function.
The new unit makes sure that crashed mission critical
servers are rebooted even if expensive 24-hour supervision
by human administrators is not possible.
A mains switch for an individual server that can
be operated manually through a LAN or WAN, combined
with a local watchdog that continuously monitors the
server and quickly restores its function after a crash:
this dearest wish of many system administrators is
finally being fulfilled by the ePowerSwitch Guard
from LEUNIG. Continually checking the server's function,
this innovative new product automatically cuts and
restores the server's power supply to restarts it
if it detects that the server is no longer responding.
ePowerSwitch Guard achieves faster response times
to server crashes than are possible even with human
supervision, thereby maximizing availability. To determine
whether a server is functioning, ePowerSwitch Guard
uses the same functions - Ping and Port Scan - as
human administrators.
Numerous customization options ensure a rapid restoration
of availability in the event of a crash without running
the risk of "false alarms" resulting in unnecessary
restarts. ePowerSwitch Guard can monitor not only
servers but any IP-based device with Ethernet port,
with no need for additional cabling.
On the Systems 2003 trade fair in Munich, LEUNIG
will be exhibiting the ePowerSwitch-1 Guard version
of its new product with one server connection (Hall
B4, Stand 146). Additional models are under development.
The recommended retail price for ePowerSwitch-1 Guard
is 279.00 EUR, plus VAT. For technical information,
see www.leunig.de. The product is scheduled to be
available a few weeks after the Systems 2003.)
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Background:
We all know that servers, switches, routers,
etc. crash from time to time, a situation which
not even the most advanced management tools
can handle. When the system crashes, the equipment's
mains switch needs to be physically operated
by a person. In large remote networks, this
is both time consuming and costly. This also
applies for systems whose operation and maintenance
is outsourced: often, and especially at night,
nobody is available at the provider's system
location with access to the server rooms, making
a quick restart impossible. The answer to these
problems comes in the form of the "ePowerSwitch"
from LEUNIG.
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You can find LEUNIG at the
20-24/10/2003 Hall B4 Stand 146
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LEUNIG GmbH
A leading developer and manufacturer of PC interfaces
and data transfer technology, Leunig GmbH was founded
in 1980 by Peter Leunig in Siegburg, Germany. The
ISO 9001 certified company develops and supplies quality
products for time- and mission-critical applications.
In cooperation with strategic partners in Europe,
North America and the Far East, LEUNIG develops solutions
for the industrial and financial sectors.
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For further information and graphic material, contact:
LEUNIG GmbH
Wilhelm-Ostwald-Straße 17
53721 Siegburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 2241 17660
Fax: +49 2241176699
www.leunig.de/_news
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Contact:
Hermann-J. Vester
E-mail:  pr@leunig.de
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