From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 25 18:41:51 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDA0B16A4CE for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:41:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97ADE43D1F for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:41:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from localhost (pa-plum-cmts1e-68-68-113-64.pittpa.adelphia.net [68.68.113.64]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5571469A22; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:41:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:41:47 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: Pete French Message-Id: <20050425144147.68377ea5.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: References: <20050425141053.76034863.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Question About System Update X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:41:52 -0000 Pete French wrote: > > That's an out of the ordinary KVM. Would you mind passing on the > > manufacturer of that unit, I'd like to recommend that unit to a number > > of clients/associates of mine. > > It's an HP unit. The client is a Java program called IPViewer you > donwload from their website. I did have to tweak it to run under > freeBSD (basically download the Linux version and replace the JRE with > the FreeBSD native one). > > *quick rummage* > > I suspect it's one of these: > > http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/rack-options/kvm/index-console.html > > Not that I have ever seen the thing. But it seems likely that it's one of > those. None of the boxes plugged into it are HP/Compaq ones - they are > a miscellany of odd servers from a variety of places, and it works fine > with all of them. > > > The point is that a normal, run of the mill KVM doesn't have that capability. > > I havent worked with many colo's - I assumed they all had some kind of remote > KVM ability, sorry. I see what you mean now. > > cheers, > > -pcf. > > PS: I have no clue how miuch those KVM's cost - they might be horrificly > expensive if you dont get one as standard with your hosting. HP and 'cheap' > aren't two words that I naturally associate. This might be the only real advantage of a serial console. The unit you pointed to is ~$4000.00, whereas 16-port serial console units run more like $1000.00. Of course, the obvious advantage to the networkable KVM is that you can remotely admin GUI-based servers easily. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com