Is there any way to overclock a linux server via ssh?

[CrewXp]

Hey, I just bought a server and have it hosted at a datacenter up north, but I have a question.

Is there any way to overclock it through ssh? They also ofer a KVM switch (KVM switch: keyboard/video/mouse). Would that also work?

Anyways, thanks a lot

 

[xtknight]

Sorry, I don't know of any command line Linux overclocking utilities. It'd vary per chipset. Off the top of my head I don't know of a Linux-based clock generator for any chipset though it would help if you told us which motherboard.

A KVM switch? What does that have to do with overclocking? 😉

Can you execute this?

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep management

power management: ts fid vid ttp

fid=frequency identifier, vid=voltage identifier I believe, which means the adjustments are possible somehow.

 

[keeleysam]

Are you sure you want to do that? If you are renting the server, I'm sure you are violating the TOS.

 

[CrewXp]

yeah, server's mine. just colocating it at a datacenter. Dont want to fly up to do it. I thought a KVM switch allowed you to be right at the computer, but through an ip. So I could enter bios etc.

But I'll give that a shot when I get back home this weekend.

 

[RichUK]

I know you can get KVM's over TCP/IP, but i dont know whether it will allow you to access see the POST, or whether its based around windows, meaning it needs to wait for the service to start.

I've seen Dells solution through my work.