Re: [gentoo-user] Remote administration of a server

[Mike Williams <mike@gaima.co.uk>]

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, ~£700. To remotely manage >16 servers, peanuts.

> Thinking about other options, does anyone have any other tip for me? Am I
> going in the right direction? For the obvious answer: I know it's better to
> be closer to the datacenter, but that's not an option for me right now and
> I know I'll have a remote-hands service, but it can be very time
> inefficient sometimes and I'm trying to avoid it as much as possible.

Remotely managed PDUs?
Very very useful to be able to power cycle remotely too!

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Mike Williams
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