Raritan Dominion KX, User Manual

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Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
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What is Dominion KX?
Dominion KX is a digital KVM (keyboard / video / mouse) switch that
enables IT administrators to access and control 16 or 32 servers over the
network with BIOS-level functionality. Dominion KX is completely
hardware and OS-independent; users can troubleshoot and reconfigure
servers even when servers are down.
At the rack, Dominion KX provides the same functionality, convenience,
space savings, and cost savings as do traditional analog KVM switches.
However, Dominion KX also integrates the industry’s highest-performing
KVM Over IP technology, thereby allowing multiple administrators to
access server KVM consoles from any networked workstation in the
world.
How does Dominion KX
differ from remote control
software?
When using Dominion KX remotely, the interface, at first glance, may
seem similar to remote control software such as PC Anywhere, Windows
Terminal Services / Remote Desktop, VNC, etc. However, because
Dominion KX is not a software but a hardware solution, it is much more
powerful:
OS and hardware independent – Dominion KX can be used to manage
any type of server running any OS, whether Intel, Sun, PowerPC running
Windows, Linux, Solaris, Novell, etc.
State-independent / Agent-less – Dominion KX does not require the
managed server OS to be up and running, nor does it require any special
software to be installed on the managed server.
Out-of-Band – Even if the managed server’s own network connection is
unavailable, it can still be managed through Dominion KX.
BIOS-level access – Even if the server is hung at boot up, requires
booting to safe mode, or requires system BIOS parameters to be altered,
Dominion KX still works flawlessly to enable these configurations to be
made.
Remote Access
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How many users can
remotely access servers on
each Dominion KX? Currently, Dominion KX models offer concurrent transmissions of up to
four unique servers at any time. Dominion KX can, thereby, provide any
of the following permutations:
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1 User, viewing two unique servers simultaneously
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2 Users, each viewing unique servers simultaneously
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8 Users – four users viewing one server; four users each
viewing unique servers simultaneously
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Any other permutations of up to 8 users, viewing up to
4 unique servers total.
Can two people look at the
same server at the same
time? Yes, up to eight people can look at the same server at the same time.
Can two people access the
same server, one remotely
and one from the local
port? Yes, the local port is completely independent of the remote “ports.” The
local port can access the same server using the PC Share feature.