I take it it doesn't come with the cables based on the fact that it isn't mentioned as coming with any when I checked it out at CDW. ----- Original Message ----- From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:25 PM Subject: RE: OT KVM recommondation
No, those 16 ports connect to proprietary dongles via CAT5e/CAT6. The dongles plug into the USB/PS2 ports. It is a nice unit. If I'm serious about KVM, I would either go with Raritan or Avocent, which someone else mentioned a little bit ago. It depends on what your needs (and possibly budget) are as to which one you should go with. I honestly don't remember what the differences are now, but at the time I made the decision, Raritan was a better choice for us. One cool thing is that you can mount a local drive over the IP connection, so as long as your connection is fast enough, you potentially would never have to visit the server, even to do a bare-metal rebuild/restore. Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT KVM recommondation You know, I've never messed around with KVM over IP. That looks like a nice unit. I assume those 16 ports connect to the ILO ports on the servers? James ----- Original Message ----- From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:54 AM Subject: RE: OT KVM recommondation We've got the 16 port version of this one, and it supports practically everything. I like it and have not had any issues. They have an 8 port. http://www.raritan.com/products/kvm-over-ip/dominion-kx-ii/ Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT KVM recommondation Buying a couple of new servers and they dont have PS/2 ports so my current KVM won't work for them. Can anyone recommend a simple rack mount 8 port USB/VGA KVM? Thanks, James ~ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ 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 ~ 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
