[ale] OT: KVM Switches?

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FWIW, I had both Belkin and Linksys KVMs fail to permit Dell PowerEdge servers to boot properly when they were not currently selected, whereas a Cybex performed flawlessly.  I'm a big believer in making a whole data center boot up to its desired state with no human intervention, so a server hung up by a KVM switch is something I can't abide.


> I would add that it is important to buy quality cables.  Cheap cables
> will have poor high frequency response, resulting in smeared text and
> images.  I find that Belkin makes quality cables and quality KVM switches.
> 
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> On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 04:38:42PM -0400, John Cole wrote:
> > Howdy all!
> > 
> > Since many of you are in Data Center environments, what KVM switches do
> > ya'll suggest? (preferably under $500.00 and for 16 ports).
> > 
> > We have a mix of Linux/Win NT/2K/2K3 servers if that helps any.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > John Cole, TICSA
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