Server diagnostics and disaster recovery

DCImanager automatically performs server diagnostics, checks its health and component characteristics. If the server does not work after a reboot, it allows you to perform a disaster recovery.

  • Server diagnostics;
  • Disaster recovery of the server.
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Server diagnostics

During troubleshooting, DCImanager checks the health of the server and the characteristics of the components. Diagnostics is performed in the following cases:

  • Automatically - after the user has released the server, or when the owner is changed manually.
  • If necessary, the diagnostics can be run manually at any time.

How the automatic server diagnostics is useful

  • It helps to check if the server and its components are okay before you start operating it.
  • Allows you to automatically detect components and put them into inventory in DCImanager. You do not have to manually enter data about RAM, CPU, and other parts into the inventory system.
  • Checks if the server has had component replacements that are not reflected in DCImanager. This check runs automatically when the client releases the server. It helps to detect unauthorized changes in the equipment set.

Diagnostic checks

  • Number of CPUs, RAM, hard drives.
  • RAM damage.
  • Disk read speed and capacity.
  • SMART information about the state of the disks.
  • Local connection speed.
  • Network adapters.
  • RAID controller.

During diagnostics, DCImanager can clean up disks and configure IPMI. If errors, performance problems, or changes in component settings are detected, DCImanager will notify the administrator.

Disaster recovery of the server

If the server does not start after a reboot or if there is no physical access to it (e.g. via IPMI), you can run recovery mode.

To recover a physical server in DCImanager, you must first install a recovery template on the location where the server is located. After that it will be available and you can start the recovery. The SystemRescueCD operating system is used for this purpose. This operating system is designed to maintain, diagnose and troubleshoot problems on the server.

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Server management

Geographically distributed locations

Managing multiple geographically remote or logically distributed IT infrastructures from a single window (e.g., several data centers, server rooms)

Server operations: OS installation, diagnostics, and recovery

Automatic OS installation with the option to run the initial system setup script. Automatic diagnostics of the state of the server and its components. Remote server recovery option.

Installing an OS from an ISO image

Mounting a custom ISO image onto the server and installing any operating system

Guest OS repositories

A preinstalled set of images of most popular operating systems and software installation scripts (e.g. LAMP, LEMP, OpenVPN, Django, ISPmanager and others)

Software fine-tuning (Shell/PowerShell)

Using ready-made Shell/PowerShell scripts from ISPsystem repository, creating custom scripts and running them on the server automatically immediately after OS installation

Automation of VLAN sales

Automatic creation of VLANs and editing their members. Provision of VLANs as an extra service to the dedicated server rent service. Setting up billing with BILLmanager or other billing system

Search of PXE servers

Search and auto-adding of new servers in the background mode via PXE in a selected network or IP range

Search of BMC servers

Search and auto-adding of new servers in the background mode via BMC in a selected network or IP range

User self-service portal

User client area with access only to the user's allocated resources and the option to manage servers and virtual networks

IPMI proxying

Gaining access to IPMI web interfaces by proxying requests through the location server (without accessing the server directly over the network)
Equipment management

Switches

Support for managing switches

PDU

Supports for managed power outlets

UPS

Supports for managing uninterruptible power supplies

Chassis and blade servers

Support for blade servers and the chassis in which they are installed

Rack visualization

Visual rack map enabling to see the location of equipment in the rack, the number of devices of a certain type, the number of free/occupied/reserved units, server temperatures, and other information

Equipment inventory management (warehouse)

Inventory management for all types of equipment: servers, accessories, switches, routers, UPS, and any other IT assets, including non-physical (software, licenses, etc.)

Linking delivery notes

Attaching scans or photos of invoices from suppliers

Managing deliveries and suppliers

Adding information about suppliers and their contacts, tracking of planned and completed deliveries of equipment

Equipment inventorying

Detailed information about each piece of equipment - where it is now, in what condition and how it was used before - helps reduce equipment losses and plan purchases economically
Platform installation on OS

Alma Linux

Option to install DCImanager on Alma Linux

Ubuntu

Option to install DCImanager on Ubuntu
Other

IPv4 and IPv6 IP address management (IPAM)

IPv4/IPv6 and address space management: pooling IP addresses and physical subnets, automatic and manual IP address assignment, IP address and network management, DNSBL check for IP addresses, network activity history

Integration with PowerDNS

Integration with high-performance free open source DNS server

Platform backups

Configuring automatic DCImanager backups on a server with a platform or external storage (via SSH, FTP, SMB or NFS)

Infrastructure status notifications

Notification of platform administrators about exceeding the allowable values of equipment sensors and other abnormal situations in the interface of DCImanager and by email

Ability to export data to CSV

Saving data on equipment and inventory items to a CSV file

User and ACL management

Restricting user access to platform sections and equipment based on role and group access systems

User management through MS AD/Free IPA/LDAP integration

Centralized management of user permissions through synchronization with Active Directory/Free IPA/LDAP directory

REST API available

Integration of DCImanager with any external software via REST API to manage the platform and equipment (including custom scripts) and obtain information about them

Listed in the registry of domestic software

The platform is included in the Uniform Register of Russian Programs for Electronic Computers and Databases