Re: Orderly Shut Down

[Brian Kaye <bdk () UNB CA>]

There exists software for most servers that enables them to shutdown based
on some external signal. The most common one is based on a signal from a
UPS. Given that your servers would respond to this then it would be a
simple matter to set up another signal which could cause the same thing to
happen or simply pull the plug on the UPS. I suspect software exists to do
this already.



.....Brian Kaye
.....UNB


On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Ariel Silverstone wrote:

> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:25:55 -0400
> From: Ariel Silverstone <silverstone () MAIL TEMPLE EDU>
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> Subject: [SECURITY] Orderly Shut Down
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> Colleagues,
>
> We run a mixed environment of 200+ servers in our main computer room.
> Our OS range from NT thru 2000, Unix, Linux and others.  I was asked
> recently to find a way for  A) an orderly shutdown procedure and B) an
> Emergency shutdown procedures for the servers.  In the case of (B), not
> all servers may be covered.  I currently believe that the only practical
> way to do this is using a tool (software or hardware or hybrid) to
> automate the process and am interested in views and experiences that you
> might have in the matter.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ariel Silverstone, CISSP, CBCP
> Chief Information Security Officer
> Temple University
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ariel
>
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