On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 3:11 PM, John R Pierce pierce@hogranch.com wrote:
Thomas Harold wrote:
Rather off-topic, but I'm looking for IP-based KVMs (~16 ports) that can handle both PS/2 and USB hookups on the server side. All of the answers over at Slashdot are a few years out of date and it looks like prices on KVM head units have dropped a bit over the years.
my suggestion? get servers with an integrated TCP KVM, like Dell's DRAC, or HP's iLO (for which you need to spend $150 or so extra to enable 'advanced iLO'), and be done with it. not only KVM but virtual CD/DVD for installing, troubleshooting.
Yup, that's the best way, but for older servers it's hard to add them, so a remote KVM and a remote power switch is sometimes the best you can do.