KVM over IP (Was: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard) ...

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Marc G. Fournier wrote:

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>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 ...
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>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 ...
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>- --On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:09:37 -0500 Derek Ragona 
><derek at computinginnovations.com> wrote:
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>>At 09:55 AM 4/10/2007, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
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>>>I hate it when a subject doesn't easily present itself ... but ...
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>>>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?
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>>>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 :(
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>>>Thx ...
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>>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.
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>>         -Derek
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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.

 
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