We’ve tried ~4 web-interface KVM’s, and they are all terrible. The interfaces are all buggy and slow. Frequent disconnects, constantly require reboots, etc.
Has anyone used KVM’s that are worthwhile?
We’ve tried ~4 web-interface KVM’s, and they are all terrible. The interfaces are all buggy and slow. Frequent disconnects, constantly require reboots, etc.
Has anyone used KVM’s that are worthwhile?
I assume you mean Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) Switch and not Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)?
I just use SSH…
Our sysadmin swears by Dell’s iDRAC, which I don’t think is technically a KVM and may only work for Dell PowerEdge Servers. I think I used it once to get into the BIOS remotely.
Most data centers I’ve been in have a floating monitor and peripherals.
I’ve used Tripp-Lite terminal servers, who sells KVMs, but I cannot comment if they are any good.
I used Dell iDRAC for years in a previous job and it’s great. It’s basically Dell’s implementation of IPMI.
It totally is a KVM: it’s literally a small separate computer sitting inside the server. It even has its own NIC. But it does a lot of other things because it’s more tightly integrated with the main system than a KVM is.
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Yeah, SSH is definitly our goto, but we also need to be able to mess with BIOS, and other pre-OS stuff remotely from time to time. Thanks for the link, I’ll check it out.