[olug] Belkin KVM switch problems

[Andrew Embury]

The iLO is great because you can remotely power up/power down, run
diagnostics remotely, and get to the BIOS part of the server when it
boots.  However, HP has taken some features that used to be included and
made them only available with an additional license.  Among these are the
graphical remote console ability and the ability to remotely re-map the
floppy drive.  While the graphical console ability is primarily only a
concern with Windows, I was disappointed to discover this had gone in the
included version.

I use a Raritan IP KVM.  It reduces cabling in my rack and allows remote
access to both servers and serial devices (routers/switches).

Drew

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004, Dave Thacker wrote:

> On Thursday 30 December 2004 12:25, Sean Kelly wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 09:07:24PM -0600, Dave Thacker wrote:
> > > We've just brought in a 16-port Belkin KVM switch (PS/2 keyboard
> > > connectors) to create a common console for our linux servers.   The
> > > computers we're attaching are all rack-mount HP servers running SuSE 9.0
> > > and 9.1.
> >
> > What model HP servers are we talking about? Some of those have iLO which
> > will let you access the console over the network.
>
> I think they're DL-320's.  Not sure if they have Integrated Lights Out or not.
> >
> > I've been pondering the ProLiant DL380 G4 for an upcoming server purchase,
> > partially because of the iLO. THe ability (and included examples) of it to
> > be scripted using Perl could be very handy for automated deployment.
>
> Do you have a pointer to this?  If I had console access via the network, I
> could trade this Belkin boat anchor in for something more useful, like
> another server....
>
> Dave Thacker
>
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