<html><head></head><body><div>The Raritans sound like what I need. Specifically the ability to split users to specific ports only. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm certain they will cost some $$$ but should last a while. </div><div><br></div><div>On Thu, 2016-12-01 at 21:49 +0000, Lightner, Jeffrey wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><pre>Admins here have Avocent KVMs to manage the systems on our desk.
However, to manage the systems at our data center (via web) we use Raritan. It is highly expandable AND you can configure it so only certain people see certain consoles (e.g. Here the Linux team can access all the consoles for Linux servers, Disk Arrays and SAN switches and Deduplication Appliances, Network Team can manage ethernet switches and MS Team can manage Windows systems.)
It works fairly well. You can even mount a DVD through the interface to the remote server. (Not sure how that bit of magic works but it does - the dongle at the server goes to the video and 2 USB ports for keyboard and mouse.) They do also have (or had) dongles for serial connections.
We have multiple Raritans for multiple racks but they are all managed by a central device and the web interface sees the systems regardless of which Raritan they are in. The web interface calls itself CommandCenter Secure Gateway - not sure what the actual devices are called as I don't manage them - just the hosts attached via them.
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Way back the last time I looked at Avocent, they only supported the management interface on windows. Did they fix that?
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jim, We use Avocent. Works well, although we aren't using the KVM over IP.
Only issue we have had was a lost/forgotten password after the person that set it up left the organization. Having to connect to the unit with serial port and none of the "tricks" support offered worked, had to do a factory reset of the device. This wasn't that bad as we only had 8 systems connected, all I had to do was go back in and rename the connections.
Overall been pretty happy with the units.
Harold
On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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Sometimes infrastructure hardware needs a kick in the pants. Like when
the network board in the KVMoIP switch fails. Again.
I'm looking to replace an existing KVM switch that has no network
viewing of the consoles with a KVM switch that supports viewing the
consoles over a web connection.
32 ports is required. Ideally, it would have 2 local console ports so
I can plug one into a rack display and the other into the KVM in the
next rack for dual network access. LDAPS user access would be nice but
not a deal breaker without it.
I currently have an ancient HP with no console over IP (so why even
_have_ a network port with ability to configure BUT NOT USE!!! ARGH!)
and 32 port unit from ACME Micro that is waiting for the second
replacement network board (I'm writing this from a datacenter wearing ear plugs).
What are other people using (and not swearing at)?
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James P. Kinney III Every time you stop a school, you will have to
build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's
like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog. - Speech
11/23/1900 Mark Twain <a href="http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/">http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/</a>
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</pre></blockquote><div><span><pre><pre>-- <br></pre>James P. Kinney III
Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
- Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
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