Re: [Sheflug] Console management for linux clusters etc

["Morris, David \(Allvac, UK\)" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:sheflug-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Ibbotson
> Sent: 30 March 2007 14:55
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> Subject: [Sheflug] Console management for linux clusters etc

> I have been doing some experimentation with KVM-over-LAN 
> (this works, but has limited scope), and also IPMI 
> serial-over-lan (this works very nicely at IPMI v2.0 - but 
> most of our boxes only have IPMI v1.5); but what I'd like to 
> know is what other people are doing to solve what must be a 
> very common requirement.

We have 20+ servers - a mixture of Linux and Windows - on three sites. Our preferred solution is to use a KVM (or cascaded KVMs) and (we prefer) an Adderlink IP. We've also got an alternative to the Adderlink but it isn't as robust. The Adderlinks have never let us down although they come in at around £400 each. Connection is via secure VNC and because  it takes its input from the VGA, you can get the full POST on any connected machine. All we need now is remote power control (which we're currently looking in to).

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