Short answer is no, I won't always have smart hands. This is for my own use in troubleshooting a relative's systems - not related to my day job, during which I have plenty of access to DRACs and iLOs and Avocents. But in this case, being able to get in and diagnose console error messages without being there would be a big plus.
-- Eric Shamow Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) On Monday, August 13, 2012 at 3:59 PM, da...@lang.hm wrote: > On Mon, 13 Aug 2012, Eric Shamow wrote: > > > Anybody know of them? Particularly interested in KVM over IP. > > > > I could go serial console, but it's weird to me that there are no small > > business, 4-port KVM over IP solutions. Everything's the full Avocent or > > Raritan deal, with server, software licensing, and dongles. Looking for > > something relatively simple but that allows console access when needed. > > > > For the Home/Small business, why do you need a IP KVM? > > Normal activity (i.e. everything except fixing a down system) should be > able to be done without the KVM console. RDP on windows, SSH on *nix for > example. > > When you do have a down system that can only be fixed via a KVM console, > aren't you going to have people who can get at a non IP KVM to fix them? > > A very large percentage of the time that things have gone bad enough that > you need the KVM console, you are also going to need other access (insert > a CD, listen for strange sounds from the system, etc) > > For the middle ground where you need remote KVM access, but don't need the > rest of the physical access, you should be able to create a Live CD that > you can have an unskilled person boot a system with to then let you get at > it remotely to try and fix. > > David Lang _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
