September 24, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider SoftLayer (softlayer.com) announced on Monday it is now offering RescueLayer, an innovative automated system for restoring and repairing servers after crashes or failures. SoftLayer customers can use RescueLayer, which is launched through SoftLayer’s best-in-class management portal to reboot a failed server into a RAM-disk Unix, Linux or Windows PE rescue kernel.
"RescueLayer is a remarkably powerful solution. Our customers now have unprecedented flexibility for restoring a server that’s gone down," says Andrew Maten, SoftLayer director of IT systems. "We see this service as a natural extension of our commitment to giving customers advanced ideas and the most control over their systems."
RescueLayer provides system administrators access to the rescue kernel and its server. It automatically sets the recovery kernel with a server's regularly assigned IP addresses, enabling users full access via both the private or public network.
Administrators can SSH/VNC into the recovery kernel, use FTP/HTTP to download utilities and other software needed for restoring the system and access NAS and all other backend service network servers. They have full access to onboard file systems and locally attached storage as well.
