How do I enable or disable all my OOB connections on my servers?

If your servers have a Dedicated OOB connections configured and they are connected to our switches (either because you order Remote Management with your server, or because we supplied it free of charge), the connection will be left disabled as default.

We do this as OOBs left enabled and open to the internet can leave the server open to being compromised. So, as a security measure, we disable the connected switch port to remove its network access; meaning that no one can use it to access the server.

You can turn all your OOB connections On or Off using the MyServers control panel.

Please note that turning on the OOB ports of your servers permanently can be considered a security risk for your devices. If you plan on leaving them all on, we recommend putting some security measures in place to secure the OOB.

To either turn your OOB connections all On or Off, follow these instructions:

1. Log into your MyServers control panel.

2. Click on the My Servers tab along the top (or within the burger menu on the mobile version).

3. Now click on My OOB Devices

5. You will now see a list of servers with a Dedicated OOB connection, attached to our top of the rack switches. You will also be able to see the current status of each OOB connection. To enable all the OOB connections, click on Enable All OOB Ports. To Disable all OOB connections, click on Disable all OOB Ports.

6. All the switch ports attached to your server’s OOB ports will now either enable or disable. Please not that this process can take a while if you have a large number of servers.