Alert on LAN (AOL, sometimes AoL) is a 1998,
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-developed technology that allows for remote management and control of networked PCs. AOL requires a
Wake on LAN
Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an Ethernet or Token Ring computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened from sleep mode by a network message.
The message is usually sent to the target computer by a program executed on a d ...
adapter.
Technical details
The main idea of AOL is to send warnings to remote administrators about different PC conditions using a LAN. These conditions include:
* System unplugged from power source
* System unplugged from network
* Chassis intrusion
* Processor removal
* System environmental errors
* High temperature
* Fan speed
* Voltage fluctuations
* Operating system errors
* System power-on errors
* System is hung
* Component failure
Alert on LAN 2 (AOL2) extends AOL to allow active PC management, including:
* Remote system reboot upon report of a critical failure
* Repair Operating System
* Update BIOS image
* Perform other diagnostic procedures
See also
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Wake-on-LAN
Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an Ethernet or Token Ring computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened from sleep mode by a network message.
The message is usually sent to the target computer by a program executed on a d ...
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Alert Standard Format
Alert Standard Format (ASF) (also sometimes referred to as ''Alert Standard Forum'', ''Alerting Specifications Forum'', ''Alert Specification Function'', etc.) is a DMTF standard for remote monitoring, management and control of computer systems ...
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Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware
Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard.
Description
In April 2007 the Desktop and Mobile Working Group (DMWG) of the DMTF started work on an implementation requirements ...
Additional resources
AOL Introduction from IBM
Remote control
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