Re: KVM switch recommendation

From: UNIX admin (tripivceta_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/04/05 

Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:58:23 +0200

Rich Teer wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Harry Boswell wrote:
>
>
>>I've got an E4500, 2 E250s, and a 280R. Can someone recommend a KVM switch
>>that will work with these?
>
>
> KVMs are a waste of money for Sun servers. Do the job properly:
> hook those machines up to a console server, so you can get console
> access from anywheer within your network.
>
> KVMs are a solution a PC problem that Suns are not afflicted with.

I concur with Rich.
One can pick up a couple of used WTI RSM-800 8-port RSMs for a few
hundred bucks on ebay. These have their quirks, but at the end of the
day they work.

I manage all my servers located in the US from Europe this way.

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