Is there a free program that can automatically start and sleep a server?
Specifically for windows server 2008?
I need a free program that can start a server and put it to sleep mode.
Is there anything like that?
No Nothing
Usually you can program Windows to go to sleep under certain conditions using the Power Management settings, and you can also set it to wake on LAN activity by adjusting the ethernet adapter properties (otherwise it’s not much of a server).
You can also set Scheduled Tasks to wake the computer if it’s in sleep or standby.
I don’t know of any programs that tie in with the power management features of Windows, although maybe someone’s written one.