I ran Avocent IP KVMs for years, but just changed over to Tripp Lite late last year when we built out a new data center and I prefer the Tripp Lites. The difference in our scenario is that I went with Tripp Lite's 1U 16 port KVMs which can be daisy-chained and have an IP "head" put at the front of the chain. They do not use Cat5 cables for connections so if you need to go over 50' from KVM to server they would not work, but if you can make the 50' limitation work (remember that you can have KVMs mounted in different racks and still daisy-chained so you can really go much farther than 50' from your KMM console) they bring your cost WAY down. I have 4 of them chained for 64 ports of access via console or IP and the total cost for all 4 plus the IP head unit was under $2500 which is less than one Avocent 16 IP-capable KVM. The savings obviously can be enormous, and like I said, I actually prefer the Tripp Lite as far as use and interaction. YMMV. Tim
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Comparing KVMs Looking at a new KVM for our racks. Going to choose between an Avocent AP17KMM (which looks to be very hard to locate for purchase) and a Tripplite NetDirector B020-016-17. I love my current Avocent, but it's not made any more. The Tripplite is quoted to me (after pricing the 16 cables for each unit) around $500 less than the Avocent. Anyone have good or bad to say about the Tripplite unit? I don't have any experience with them. Thanks, Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
