Re: Remote administration of a server

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Remote administration of a server
\ Daniel van Ham Colchete (14 May 2007)
. \ Randy Barlow (14 May 2007)
. \ Hans-Werner Hilse (14 May 2007)
. . \ Daniel van Ham Colchete (15 May 2007)
. \ Mike Williams (14 May 2007)
. . \ Daniel van Ham Colchete (15 May 2007)

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Subject:	Re: Remote administration of a server
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Daniel van Ham Colchete
Date:	15 May 2007

On 5/13/07, Mike Williams <mike> wrote:
>
> On Monday 14 May 2007 19:42:45 Daniel van Ham Colchete wrote:
> > To solve this, I'm seeing 2 options right now. The first would be buying
> a
> > KVM-over-IP unit. But, a KVM-over-IP unit with the number of ports I
> need
> > is expensive, almost as expensive as the servers it will be connected.
>
> We use a Belkin KVM-IP box with 2 sets of ports. One set for a local
> keyboard/monitor/mouse, and one to a 16 port Belkin KVM.
> The IP box can handle upto 64 KVM ports, and the KVM can daisy chain to an
> extent I don't know.
> You don't say how many servers, but 64 is quite a lot.
> I believe Belkin do a 4 channel IP box too.
> Total cost was, I think, ~Ł700. To remotely manage >16 servers, peanuts.

That's cheap! I'm looking at their page right now. And 64 is enough for sure
(at least during the first year).