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There is no access.
then how does dedicated providers let their clients to install OS and manage other stuff on the physical node remotely?
KVMoverIP or software such as https://www.easydcim.com/
are there any cheaper software? or ways to make KVMoverIP from another server?
KVMoverIP requires either a special motherboard, or a card.
@doghouch or a kvm switch
They don't. OS reinstalls or even reboot, for a lot of those providers, is done by ticket. Some bigger players do offer an in-house automatic reinstall/reboot system via their client's panel, but it is limited to only install the OS they have preconfigured for those machines and their network. Some of them offer also a rescue system (WSI, Oneline.net for cheaper servers like kidechires etc.)
For KVM over IP / IPMI access to the clients, if the server itself does not support it, then, you either have to buy special cards for each server or have a couple of devices and rent it to the clients for a certain time window when they need it for uploading custom iso, maintain and troubleshot the server.
Lantronix.
EDIT - Note that not all providers do provide access at that level.
This, Often you'll see this for providers like Worldstream as their cheaper servers are just desktop machines and require an external device (Rented as additional cost)
Meh :P
Why hasnt anyone mentioned network boot + install yet? Most consumer machines support boot-from-network...
Likely because the question was how access was granted to get into BIOS, not how PXE booting works.
OVH on SoYouStart for their i7-4790k machines that run on ASUS z97s use https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spider/ to give people full access to install via an ISO, access bios, etc. I used it to install Windows 10 on one, apart from having to go into the java control panel and add the IP to a whitelist it worked decently.
However if you screw up the BIOS, etc they'll charge you additional fees which is why I recommend most people don't even touch the BIOS on those servers. I was able to literally view overclocking and voltage options, etc.
will this type of kvm switch work?
or this
also what is this PXE thing?
Booting over the network, can be done via provisioning systems such as noc-ps which a lot of providers use for automatic OS installs and rescue cd.
thanks will look into it, also i like the "free" for small amount of servers part