Check out MRV Their in-reach product line is something I evaluated in the past, and although I wound up sticking with APC power controllers and Cisco terminal servers, the MRV stuff is pretty nice. It might be just what you're after.
http://www.mrv.com/product/MRV-IR-002-L On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 12:13 -0700, Chris Bullock wrote: > I know this will not help you now, but we are ordering all of our new HP > servers with the Advanced ILO, pack. It gives you console access, virtual > power, media, etc. I just got 2 servers, put them in my rack, plugged in my > ILO and came back to my desk. From my desk I installed RHEL 4.3 and haven't > seen the server since. > > Good luck > Chris > i'm reaching the point where i have a significant number of servers at my > colo facility. it has become evident that i could use two things: > > 1. a way to access multiple hosts via serial, that way i can communicate > with them even when networking fails, or i iptables myself out by mistake, > or sshd dies, etc. something that takes up only 1u of space, can provide > serial access to ~16 machines, and accepts ssh connections. the other > option is an IP kvm switch but that seems like a clunky alternative. > > 2. a way to power cycle hardware in a worst case scenario. something like > an intelligent power strip that can be accessed via ssh or serial that > allow > individual control of outlets. > > i know these devices exist, i just don't have any firsthand experience > with > them to know what works well and what doesn't. any suggestions or > recommendations would be welcome. > > jason > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
