> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:40:32 -0400 > From: Jared Mauch <[email protected]> > To: shawn wilson <[email protected]> > Cc: North American Network Operators Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KVM > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > On Apr 23, 2013, at 5:36 PM, shawn wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm looking at an IP-KVM. I don't need anything high res as I only > > need to see Linux consoles, BIOS, and RAID. What I am looking for: > > Non-Java client that runs on Linux (or a WebUI that will deploy a > > decent RDP or VNC session over SSL). > > Decent/configurable key mappings (ie, I've had a KVM a while ago where > > you had to pull down a menu for F-keys - not cool). > > Decently priced dongles (say ~$100?) > > > > I started looking at the Raritan devices (which can be found really > > cheap on ebay) but I only see a Java client and no mention of > > installing a client on Linux. > > I've used the star tech devices in the past. Most modern systems have > some sort of RDP or Java thing on the IPMI that mostly work. >
If your hardware has a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or Integrated Lights Out Management (iLOM) that supports IPMI v2 or later use it. IPMI v2 allows for Serial over LAN access [0]. I use SoL with Linux on Dell hardware (BMC) using OpenIPMI tools. You set the BMC to attach to a serial port and have a getty listen on the port as well. On my hardware there's one virtual and one physical serial port so I configure the SoL set up on ttyS1 (second serial) so I don't tie up the physical serial port. You could create similar set ups with serial consoles/terminal servers and servers that have serial ports on them ... have a getty listen on the serial interface. If a terminal/console is enough and you don't need VGA/X-Windows access then SoL or a physical serial connection would suffice. An IP-KVM is not worthless, but why buy more hardware if you have other options? (SoL capability especially) > > - Jared > > > [0] http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/servers/ipmi/ipmi-specifications.html -- ---~~.~~--- Mike // SilverTip257 //
