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On Monday 14 May 2007 19:42:45 Daniel van Ham Colchete wrote: |
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> To solve this, I'm seeing 2 options right now. The first would be buying a |
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> KVM-over-IP unit. But, a KVM-over-IP unit with the number of ports I need |
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> is expensive, almost as expensive as the servers it will be connected. |
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We use a Belkin KVM-IP box with 2 sets of ports. One set for a local |
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keyboard/monitor/mouse, and one to a 16 port Belkin KVM. |
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The IP box can handle upto 64 KVM ports, and the KVM can daisy chain to an |
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extent I don't know. |
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You don't say how many servers, but 64 is quite a lot. |
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I believe Belkin do a 4 channel IP box too. |
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Total cost was, I think, ~£700. To remotely manage >16 servers, peanuts. |
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> Thinking about other options, does anyone have any other tip for me? Am I |
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> going in the right direction? For the obvious answer: I know it's better to |
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> be closer to the datacenter, but that's not an option for me right now and |
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> I know I'll have a remote-hands service, but it can be very time |
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> inefficient sometimes and I'm trying to avoid it as much as possible. |
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Remotely managed PDUs? |
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Very very useful to be able to power cycle remotely too! |
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