Offers administrative and user level access; the system also enables administrators to change root passwords, run fsck in single user mode.

Comodo, an online security provider, today announced that through their web hosting and server automation division PSOFT, it has launched a remote server provisioning application, NOC Monkey.

According to the company, the software provides a simple web based interface from which operating systems can be remotely installed, recovered and deployed. Featuring administrative 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 from the same interface. Additionally, using a new 'grab/install' system, the software adapts to OS/hardware configurations by auto detecting new servers. The application is available for trial with 5 free server licenses from the company's website. 

"NOC Monkey represents a 'quantum leap forward' in datacenter administration. "Apart from automating serving provisioning, NOC Monkey extends the value proposition that web hosting companies can offer their customers. By enabling the creation of custom partitions web hosts can easily modify server partitions upon request – a service not traditionally offered by web hosts due to it's time consuming nature," said Igor Seletskiy, Technical Director at Comodo.