infrastructure-management

Remote server connectivity audits verify SSH, OOB, IPMI, and serial console access to ensure physical nodes are reachable. The infrastructure management skill automates these checks using ssh, ipmitool, and curl to report server availability across data centers and homelabs.

Hardware health monitoring for physical servers and SBC devices involves gathering temperature, disk SMART status, memory, uptime, and container health data. It enables proactive maintenance and troubleshooting to reduce downtime and operational complexity.

Yes, out-of-band server recovery and power cycling can be managed using ipmitool. The skill guides power cycling operations, boot time estimation, and proactive diagnostics to prevent failures on physical hardware in data centers and homelabs.

Yes, ssh and curl are required to check server infrastructure health and perform connectivity audits. The skill uses these tools alongside ipmitool to verify remote access, gather sensor data, and evaluate hardware health status.

Automating server health checks before deployment involves verifying SSH and IPMI connectivity, then gathering temperature, disk SMART status, and memory data. This skill automates these checks to confirm all servers are reachable and healthy prior to incident response or deployment.