[ale] KVM switch

[Greg Clifton]

Avocent is a good brand. A10 also plays in the KVM market, but I don't have
any recent experience with them (none with IP KVM). I might come up with a
few other brands after a little more thought.

Greg

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Harold Bieber <harold.bieber at gmail.com>
wrote:

> jim, We use Avocent. Works well, although we aren't using the KVM over IP.
> Only issue we have had was a lost/forgotten password after the person that
> set it up left the organization. Having to connect to the unit with serial
> port and none of the "tricks" support offered worked, had to do a factory
> reset of the device. This wasn't that bad as we only had 8 systems
> connected, all I had to do was go back in and rename the connections.
> Overall been pretty happy with the units.
>
> Harold
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sometimes infrastructure hardware needs a kick in the pants. Like when
>> the network board in the KVMoIP switch fails. Again.
>>
>> I'm looking to replace an existing KVM switch that has no network viewing
>> of the consoles with a KVM switch that supports viewing the consoles over a
>> web connection.
>>
>> 32 ports is required. Ideally, it would have 2 local console ports so I
>> can plug one into a rack display and the other into the KVM in the next
>> rack for dual network access. LDAPS user access would be nice but not a
>> deal breaker without it.
>>
>> I currently have an ancient HP with no console over IP (so why even
>> _have_ a network port with ability to configure BUT NOT USE!!! ARGH!) and
>> 32 port unit from ACME Micro that is waiting for the second replacement
>> network board (I'm writing this from a datacenter wearing ear plugs).
>>
>> What are other people using (and not swearing at)?
>>
>> --
>>
>> James P. Kinney III Every time you stop a school, you will have to build
>> a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a
>> dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog. - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark
>> Twain http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
>>
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