Am 29.06.2011 um 22:08 schrieb Max Pyziur:
Am 29.06.2011 um 21:50 schrieb Emmanuel Noobadmin:
Since I'm not the only person who face problems trying to remotely access a locked up server, surely somebody must had come up with a solution that didn't involve somebody/something hitting the power button?
Yes, it's called "out of band management". Have dial-in access to IPMI/iLO interfaces or just an APC remote controlled power-switch to power-off the server.
Perhaps this suggestion is applicable: setup a cron job where the sshd server is restarted (once or several times per day, or per week, etc).
If the problem is lack of I/O, only power-on/off will work. Or shutting down the offending process(es).
OOB-management is a necessity nevertheless. You don't have to be control-freak to love it ;-)