[asterisk-biz] Asterisk Digium Hardware Question

[Glenn Campbell]

Most IP KVM's require at least 1U of space for the KVM server.  So, if you
are looking for colo for this server, I would suggest an IPMI (If using a
supermicro)

http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm





On 5/2/07, shadowym <shadowym at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> That would be a KVM over IP.  They are still kind of pricey but Supermicro
> has a card that works with some of their boards that is inexpensive but a
> separate KVM over IP is a better solution if you can afford it IMHO.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Lyndon-Smith [mailto:asterisk at dotr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:36 AM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Asterisk Digium Hardware Question
>
> When I mean "remote console" I mean exactly that. from a web browser I can
> see the machine go through the bios startup (and go to the bios if I
> need),
> press F1 is some bastard has left a unbootable floppy in the drive, IOW do
> anything I would normally do if I was sitting at the machine itself.
>
> This means I can lock the server away in a rack and not need a keyboard or
> screen attached to reboot / change bios / change boot order etc
>
> In fact the drac also has a nifty utility where you can remotely attach
> devices (for example, my floppy cd) and the server thinks that they are
> attached to the server, even when the server is rebooting.
>
> Julian.
>
> Michael Welter wrote:
> > For remote systems, we use an APC power strip.  Each outlet has its
> > own IP address.  From a browser one may control the power at each
> > outlet. We use ssh and sftp for maintenance--it's not a good thing to
> > run X on an Asterisk server.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > Julian Lyndon-Smith wrote:
> >> Michael Welter wrote:
> >>> I've been installing Asterisk with Tyan motherboards for years and
> >>> have yet to have a problem.  Specifically, I use the S2865 MB which
> >>> provides an AMD 939 socket.  AMD provides a wide range of CPUs for
> >>> the 939 socket, including dual core.  The board has dual NIC and
> >>> on-board RAID.
> >>>
> >>> For customers requiring a rack mount server, I use the Tyan GT20, a
> >>> 1U barebones server with the same MB.  Add a CPU, RAM, and SATA
> >>> drives to suit.  It has room for one PCI card, which is usually a
> >>> digium T1 card.
> >>
> >> One thing I love about the dell and hp servers are the remote lights
> >> out / drac cards that are available. Being able to remotely view the
> >> console across a VPN and power-cycle the machine is such a great
> comfort.
> >>
> >> Are there any cards for "vanilla" servers that perform a similar
> >> (remote console / remote power) function ?
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I am in the business of building turn-key Asterisk servers as well
> >>> as complete telephone systems.  Please call me if you would like a
> quote.
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>
> >> Julian
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W. Glenn Campbell
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