Technically, this met the SLA

[j3ll0]

Originally Posted by Mitch01

'Sif not have IP based KVM / UPS or ILO or something enabled so you can do it yourself ..

On a VM? Sif.

[Ashpool]

Under SLA. Who cares...not your problem.

[ra66it]

Originally Posted by j3ll0

On a VM? Sif.

RDP\VPN into a server running VI client, start VI client then power on the VM ?



I do this from home all the time.

[j3ll0]

Originally Posted by ra66it

RDP\VPN into a server running VI client, start VI client then power on the VM ?



I do this from home all the time.

And you don't need a KVM, or a UPS, or an iLO card to do any of it.

[Rampage101]

Originally Posted by Ashpool

Under SLA. Who cares...not your problem.

Except for the whinging clients that they can't access server resources for an hour because your waiting on the above to happen

[zer0sum]

Originally Posted by Mitch01

'Sif not have IP based KVM / UPS or ILO or something enabled so you can do it yourself ..

If I am desperate I give it a vuln scan and then bust out metasploit and try exploit to a reverse shell or even crash it into a reboot

*not recommended on critical production servers

[BlueSmurf]

Originally Posted by dink

Have you found many local companies with a SAS-70 audit? It appears to me that this audit is just a barrier of entry for non American companies.

You sir, were right when you decided you'd outgrown your deskside role.

That's pretty much what it us. And of course a convenient excuse to not analyse and quantify the real risks - much easier to just say no.