There is a bug with the lab's console server which may cause a console port to randomly become unresponsive during or before a reservation. A solution is being pursued, but in the meantime a workaround has been devised to enable lab users to manually reset console ports during their reservation. For more information, see the section of your confirmation email marked "BUG WARNING."

Recently users have been experiencing issues with console ports becoming unresponsive after login. I'm working with Opengear to resolve the issue. If you encounter an unresponsive port during your reservation, please email me so I can resolve it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The site experienced significant downtime last night. Consequently, the lab was unavailable. (Users who were unable to login during this time of course will not have any no-show penalties applied.) Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you notice distortion of the console (test running together, missing line breaks, etc.) during your reservation, please contact stretch as soon as possible. The bug may have been fixed by upgrading the console server's firmware, however it's not certain.

I have added a rudimentary automated process to help reset devices after each lab reservation (by issuing the write erase and reload commands on all devices). However, this is not 100% reliable, so again, please ensure that you remember to clean up after yourself when you use the lab. Thanks!

Added debug all to the list of disallowed commands (see the Community Lab FAQ). Yes, it's fun to watch, but not so much fun for the next lab user when you neglect to turn it off.

Remote power management is up and working again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Working on fixing an issue with remote power management at the moment, please bear with me.

The lab is back up. Sorry for the delay.

The lab will be unavailable for some time on April 29 and/or April 30 due to a physical relocation. An attempt will be made to minimize downtime but please take this into consideration when making a reservation on either of those days. Sorry for the inconvenience.