Server recovery and management tool includes support for Windows based servers, a new API and free 5 server license.

Comodo, through their Web Hosting and server automation division PSOFT, announced today the immediate availability of NOC Monkey 2.0 beta 1, the latest version of their web-based remote server provisioning solution.

According to the company, the software automates server provisioning by providing a web based interface from which operating systems can be remotely installed, recovered and deployed. Improvements in Version 2.0 beta include the support for Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP and Windows 2000 – extending the reach, versatility and value of the application to web hosts and administrators offering both Windows and Linux based services. The new build also sees the addition of recovery mode support for the FreeBSD 6.0 operating system.

Additionally it also offers NOC Monkey API (Application Programming Interface). Featuring admin and user level access, the system also enables administrators to change root passwords, run fsck in single user mode, recover hacked servers and custom partition hard disks. NOC Monkey is available for trial with 5 free server licenses.

Igor Seletskiy, CTO of Comodo, believes the new features in Version 2.0 make NOC Monkey an invaluable tool for web hosts and data center administrators running servers on multiple operating systems. "There is now a low cost means for datacenter operators in multi-vendor environments to slash overheads, increase efficiency and provisioning speeds whilst extending functionality and adding to their customer value proposition."