Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:41:47 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Question About System Update Message-ID: <20050425144147.68377ea5.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <E1DQ8Gd-0005qj-01@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk> References: <20050425141053.76034863.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <E1DQ8Gd-0005qj-01@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>
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Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> wrote: > > That's an out of the ordinary KVM. Would you mind passing on the > > manufacturer of that unit, I'd like to recommend that unit to a number > > of clients/associates of mine. > > It's an HP unit. The client is a Java program called IPViewer you > donwload from their website. I did have to tweak it to run under > freeBSD (basically download the Linux version and replace the JRE with > the FreeBSD native one). > > *quick rummage* > > I suspect it's one of these: > > http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/rack-options/kvm/index-console.html > > Not that I have ever seen the thing. But it seems likely that it's one of > those. None of the boxes plugged into it are HP/Compaq ones - they are > a miscellany of odd servers from a variety of places, and it works fine > with all of them. > > > The point is that a normal, run of the mill KVM doesn't have that capability. > > I havent worked with many colo's - I assumed they all had some kind of remote > KVM ability, sorry. I see what you mean now. > > cheers, > > -pcf. > > PS: I have no clue how miuch those KVM's cost - they might be horrificly > expensive if you dont get one as standard with your hosting. HP and 'cheap' > aren't two words that I naturally associate. This might be the only real advantage of a serial console. The unit you pointed to is ~$4000.00, whereas 16-port serial console units run more like $1000.00. Of course, the obvious advantage to the networkable KVM is that you can remotely admin GUI-based servers easily. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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