Correct, but they were inexpensive as well. We've noticed most other KVMs did not include the cables, either.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:24:53 -0700 Subject: Re: OT KVM recommondation > 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. 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