Single Port KVM over IP
2.3
System requirement
Hardware
Item Description
Local host side
One PC or Server or the console port of KVM switch
Local console side
One PS/2 Keyboard, one PS/2 Mouse and one
monitor
Remote Console side One PC or Multiple PCs are linked into the network
Software
Item Description
Local host side
No additional software necessary
Remote Console side (1) Java Runtime Environment : version 1.4.2 or
above
(2) Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0
or above or Netscape or Mozilla or Safari
2.4
When the server is up and running
The IP-KVM gives you a full control over the remote server. The Management
Console allows you to access the remote server’s graphics, keyboard and
mouse and to send special commands to the server. You can also perform
periodic maintenance of the server. Using the Console Redirection Service, you
are able to do the following:
I.
Reboot the system
II.
Watch the boot process.
III.
Boot the system from a separate partition to load the diagnostic
environment.
IV.
Run special diagnostic programs
2.5
When the server is dead
Obviously, fixing hardware defects is not possible through a remote
management device. Nevertheless IP-KVM gives the administrator valuable
information about the type of a hardware failure. Serious hardware failures can
be categorized into five different categories with different chances to happen:
I.
Hard disk failure 50%
II.
Power cable detached, power supply failure 28%
III.
CPU, Controller, main board failure 10%
IV.
CPU fan failure 8%
V.
RAM failure 4%
Using IP-KVM, administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware
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