Re: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
> Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >Hash: SHA1 > > > > > >Does anyone know of a reasonably priced one? Our newer servers, we've > >been using HP servers, so that we have this built in, but I have 6 older > >servers that I'd love to be able to deal with remotely without headaches > >... I only need to be able to access one at a time ... > > > >I've tried the 'serial console' route, but if the server crashes, logging > >in to the serial console doesn't show you anything, whereas, with the HP > >'remote console' feature, its the same as a KVM, where running it does a > >screen refresh, so that I can see what is on the screen at the time of the > >crash ... > > > > > >- --On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:09:37 -0500 Derek Ragona > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>At 09:55 AM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > >> > >> > >>>-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >>>Hash: SHA1 > >>> > >>> > >>>I hate it when a subject doesn't easily present itself ... but ... > >>> > >>>Is there something that I'm missing, such that if I add a keyboard to a > >>>server > >>>*after* rebooting it with no keyboard, that will have that keyboard > >>>recognized? > >>> > >>>Basically, I have several remote servers, with no keyboards, but if I > >>>need a > >>>tech to check something on the console (ie. the ethernet went down for > >>>some > >>>reason), when they plug a keyboard back in again, there is no signal > >>>until > >>>they > >>>actually power cycle the machine ... which of course, is too late to do > >>>any > >>>diagnosis :( > >>> > >>>Thx ... > >>> > >>> > >>This is a limitation of the hardware in the keyboards and the > >>motherboards. > >>The only solution I have found is to use a KVM switch which keeps the > >>keyboard and mouse ports active during bootups. > >> > >>-Derek > >> > >- > >Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) > >Email . [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN . [EMAIL > >PROTECTED] > >Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.orgICQ . 7615664 > > > Aloha, > > Reasonably priced in US $ > > You can get a KVM switch from Newegg.com for a little over $100. US. > > Hawking Technology CS168 8 Port is what we installed in our rack here. Is it operable from a network connection? That seemed to be a main requirement.There are lots of KVMs that can be hooked up to a monitor and keyboard and even a few that have some special control port. But, the ones that take a plug-in with a network cable to login and control it tend to be quite expensive. I would like to find an inexpensive one that takes a net connection as well. jerry > > > ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 > + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + > + http://internetohana.org - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol > > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
Marc G. Fournier wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Does anyone know of a reasonably priced one? Our newer servers, we've been using HP servers, so that we have this built in, but I have 6 older servers that I'd love to be able to deal with remotely without headaches ... I only need to be able to access one at a time ... I've tried the 'serial console' route, but if the server crashes, logging in to the serial console doesn't show you anything, whereas, with the HP 'remote console' feature, its the same as a KVM, where running it does a screen refresh, so that I can see what is on the screen at the time of the crash ... - --On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:09:37 -0500 Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 09:55 AM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I hate it when a subject doesn't easily present itself ... but ... Is there something that I'm missing, such that if I add a keyboard to a server *after* rebooting it with no keyboard, that will have that keyboard recognized? Basically, I have several remote servers, with no keyboards, but if I need a tech to check something on the console (ie. the ethernet went down for some reason), when they plug a keyboard back in again, there is no signal until they actually power cycle the machine ... which of course, is too late to do any diagnosis :( Thx ... This is a limitation of the hardware in the keyboards and the motherboards. The only solution I have found is to use a KVM switch which keeps the keyboard and mouse ports active during bootups. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" - Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email . [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN . [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.orgICQ . 7615664 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGG+F94QvfyHIvDvMRAkjPAJ4yR6MUTVjCSsPAhuip/EBDXoG2vgCg2HJo uC5J2RdkeqD1D8Lm92QHjpI= =Pn4r -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Aloha, Reasonably priced in US $ You can get a KVM switch from Newegg.com for a little over $100. US. Hawking Technology CS168 8 Port is what we installed in our rack here. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + + http://internetohana.org - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
On 10 Apr 2007 at 18:24, Tamouh H. wrote: > We've used StarTech KVM Over IP switches with both windows and BSD > with no major issues. They're pretty much the most reasonably priced > ones out there. I've also had excellent success with fairly inexpensive IOGear MiniView KVMs. In fact, I'm typing this through one right now. I've used 2-port, 4-port and 8- port, and have never had an issue, running both FreeBSD and Windows through them. I've used a Cat5 extender (from StarTech, IIRC) with the 8-port version with no problem. By contrast, some 2- and 4-port LinkSys KVMs I tried a few years ago were consistently flakey. I did try a StarTech KVM once, and it had some problems that retired it to the spare equipment cabinet. It was not the model Tamouh had success with, but a wired model that was set up to handle both PS/2 and USB keyboards and mice. (Most seem to be one or the other.) It seemed like a good idea at the time. -- Jerry Dunham Volunteer, Etosha Rescue & Adoption Center Volunteer, American Black & Tan Coonhound Rescue [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Marc G. Fournier > Sent: April 10, 2007 3:12 PM > To: Derek Ragona; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot > with no keyboard) ... > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Does anyone know of a reasonably priced one? Our newer > servers, we've been using HP servers, so that we have this > built in, but I have 6 older servers that I'd love to be able > to deal with remotely without headaches ... I only need to be > able to access one at a time ... > > I've tried the 'serial console' route, but if the server > crashes, logging in to the serial console doesn't show you > anything, whereas, with the HP 'remote console' feature, its > the same as a KVM, where running it does a screen refresh, so > that I can see what is on the screen at the time of the crash ... > > > - --On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:09:37 -0500 Derek Ragona > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > At 09:55 AM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> > >> I hate it when a subject doesn't easily present itself ... but ... > >> > >> Is there something that I'm missing, such that if I add a > keyboard to > >> a server > >> *after* rebooting it with no keyboard, that will have that > keyboard > >> recognized? > >> > >> Basically, I have several remote servers, with no > keyboards, but if I > >> need a tech to check something on the console (ie. the > ethernet went > >> down for some reason), when they plug a keyboard back in > again, there > >> is no signal until they actually power cycle the machine > ... which of > >> course, is too late to do any diagnosis :( > >> > >> Thx ... > > > > > > This is a limitation of the hardware in the keyboards and > the motherboards. > > The only solution I have found is to use a KVM switch which > keeps the > > keyboard and mouse ports active during bootups. > > > > -Derek > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > > ___ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > - > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > (http://www.hub.org) > Email . [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN . > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.orgICQ . 7615664 > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) > > iD8DBQFGG+F94QvfyHIvDvMRAkjPAJ4yR6MUTVjCSsPAhuip/EBDXoG2vgCg2HJo > uC5J2RdkeqD1D8Lm92QHjpI= > =Pn4r > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > We've used StarTech KVM Over IP switches with both windows and BSD with no major issues. They're pretty much the most reasonably priced ones out there. Tamouh ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - --On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 15:09:24 -0500 Derek Ragona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 02:11 PM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> Does anyone know of a reasonably priced one? Our newer servers, we've been >> using HP servers, so that we have this built in, but I have 6 older servers >> that I'd love to be able to deal with remotely without headaches ... I only >> need to be able to access one at a time ... >> >> I've tried the 'serial console' route, but if the server crashes, logging >> in to >> the serial console doesn't show you anything, whereas, with the HP 'remote >> console' feature, its the same as a KVM, where running it does a screen >> refresh, so that I can see what is on the screen at the time of the crash ... > > The simplest thing you can do is to make sure you are logging the console > messages. I set all remote servers to log the actual console output to a > separate log file in /etc/syslog.conf adding the line: > console.info/var/log/console.log > > and adding a line to /etc/newsyslog.conf to rotate the logs: > /var/log/console.log600 5 100 * J I'm looking at 'post-crash' kind of error messages ... after the point that the hard drives are no longer being written to ... as well as the ability to login remotely during a reboot when it gets to teh point that it says 'hit RETURN for /bin/sh' because it had a problem with fsck'ng a drive, that sort of thing ... - Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email . [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN . [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.orgICQ . 7615664 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGG/5R4QvfyHIvDvMRAnfyAJ9Bxl0M0EjuG4RJSItZQLwYC2j8hgCfWm5O XE2W/bqgRK3DyXDGf1no/4Y= =er1i -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
Try the Aten CN6000... They can be purchased for less than $500... They work GREAT, and can be attached to a KVM switch to cascade for multiple servers. http://www.aten-usa.com/?product&cat=583&Item=CN6000 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Ragona Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:09 PM To: Marc G. Fournier; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ... At 02:11 PM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > > >Does anyone know of a reasonably priced one? Our newer servers, we've >been using HP servers, so that we have this built in, but I have 6 >older servers that I'd love to be able to deal with remotely without >headaches ... I only need to be able to access one at a time ... > >I've tried the 'serial console' route, but if the server crashes, >logging in to the serial console doesn't show you anything, whereas, >with the HP 'remote console' feature, its the same as a KVM, where >running it does a screen refresh, so that I can see what is on the >screen at the time of the crash ... The simplest thing you can do is to make sure you are logging the console messages. I set all remote servers to log the actual console output to a separate log file in /etc/syslog.conf adding the line: console.info/var/log/console.log and adding a line to /etc/newsyslog.conf to rotate the logs: /var/log/console.log600 5 100 * J -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...
At 02:11 PM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Does anyone know of a reasonably priced one? Our newer servers, we've been using HP servers, so that we have this built in, but I have 6 older servers that I'd love to be able to deal with remotely without headaches ... I only need to be able to access one at a time ... I've tried the 'serial console' route, but if the server crashes, logging in to the serial console doesn't show you anything, whereas, with the HP 'remote console' feature, its the same as a KVM, where running it does a screen refresh, so that I can see what is on the screen at the time of the crash ... The simplest thing you can do is to make sure you are logging the console messages. I set all remote servers to log the actual console output to a separate log file in /etc/syslog.conf adding the line: console.info/var/log/console.log and adding a line to /etc/newsyslog.conf to rotate the logs: /var/log/console.log600 5 100 * J -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
