[CentOS] Affordable KVM over IP switch

[Rudi Ahlers]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Devin Reade <gdr at gno.org> wrote:
> Michael B Allen <ioplex at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Are there any KVM over IP switches that are not thousands of dollars?
>> Ideally a 3-4 port switch for a few hundred seems reasonable to me.
>
> I can attest that the Adderlink iPEPS and iPEPS-DA are excellent units.
> They're both in the 500-1000 range.  They're intended for a single
> machine, but as long as your access policies allow for it, putting
> an electronic KVM switch (~$200) between multiple servers and the
> iPEPS works well.
>



Isn't it cheaper, at this price range to get a motherboard with
built-in KVMOIP support? I know many Intel & SuperMicro server boards
offer this either on board, or as an added module. Even on the smaller
/ cheaper SuperMicro boards I could add KVMOIP support for about $40
per server. And, it doesn't takup any more space on the racks and has
much less clutter than those spiders

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