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Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:36:47 -0300
From: "Daniel van Ham Colchete" <daniel.colchete@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Remote administration of a server
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On 5/13/07, Mike Williams <mike@gaima.co.uk> wrote:
>
> 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 buyin=
g
> 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 a=
n
> 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, ~=A3700. To remotely manage >16 servers, peanuts=
.


That's cheap! I'm looking at their page right now. And 64 is enough for sur=
e
(at least during the first year).

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<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 5/13/07, <b class=3D"gmail_send=
ername">Mike Williams</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mike@gaima.co.uk">mike@gaim=
a.co.uk</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"bor=
der-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-=
left: 1ex;">
On Monday 14 May 2007 19:42:45 Daniel van Ham Colchete wrote:<br>&gt; To so=
lve this, I&#39;m seeing 2 options right now. The first would be buying a<b=
r>&gt; KVM-over-IP unit. But, a KVM-over-IP unit with the number of ports I=
 need
<br>&gt; is expensive, almost as expensive as the servers it will be connec=
ted.<br><br>We use a Belkin KVM-IP box with 2 sets of ports. One set for a =
local<br>keyboard/monitor/mouse, and one to a 16 port Belkin KVM.<br>The IP=
 box can handle upto 64 KVM ports, and the KVM can daisy chain to an
<br>extent I don&#39;t know.<br>You don&#39;t say how many servers, but 64 =
is quite a lot.<br>I believe Belkin do a 4 channel IP box too.<br>Total cos=
t was, I think, ~=A3700. To remotely manage &gt;16 servers, peanuts.</block=
quote>
<div><br>That&#39;s cheap! I&#39;m looking at their page right now. And 64 =
is enough for sure (at least during the first year).</div></div>

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