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The code sandbox is huge (including support libraries and stuff it is several hundred MB). The initial checkout+build procedure takes close to 45 minutes. A script executes the download+build procedure (which runs as a service so build executes automagically after the computer boot-up).
Policy dictates a full check-out in the morning. Said policy also dictates system shut-down at night ... so the system may not be left running overnight.
My problem is the boot-up must happen manually hence the question - Is it possible to configure the BIOS to boot the system at a particular time each morning?
Do they require shut down or is Sleep or Hibernate acceptable? Also, if you can get us your BIOS type/version we may be able to give more specific instructions. Is Wake-On-LAN a possibility? – music2myear – 2012-01-16T17:05:29.230
Also, it sounds as though this is a business and I'd assume the company probably recognizes the lost hours of work due to these policies. Have you tried asking the IT staff if they are working to find some solution? Management would probably love to find some way around these policies, especially if you can tell them they could increase usable work-time per developer by 12%. – music2myear – 2012-01-16T17:07:27.013
Sleep/hibernate is 'unacceptable'. They want a shut-down; it's part of a lights-out/energy conservation policy ... which I disagree with because sleep will probably save almost as much energy as a shut-down. IT staff recommended virtual machines ; no telling when that will happen. In the interim "developers can recommend additional methods to improve morale and productivity". – Everyone – 2012-01-16T17:17:31.130