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) <br><br><a href="http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm">
http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">shadowym</b> <<a href="mailto:shadowym@hotmail.com">shadowym@hotmail.com
</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">That would be a KVM over IP. They are still kind of pricey but Supermicro
<br>has a card that works with some of their boards that is inexpensive but a<br>separate KVM over IP is a better solution if you can afford it IMHO.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Julian Lyndon-Smith [mailto:
<a href="mailto:asterisk@dotr.com">asterisk@dotr.com</a>]<br>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:36 AM<br>To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<br>Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Asterisk Digium Hardware Question
<br><br>When I mean "remote console" I mean exactly that. from a web browser I can<br>see the machine go through the bios startup (and go to the bios if I need),<br>press F1 is some bastard has left a unbootable floppy in the drive, IOW do
<br>anything I would normally do if I was sitting at the machine itself.<br><br>This means I can lock the server away in a rack and not need a keyboard or<br>screen attached to reboot / change bios / change boot order etc
<br><br>In fact the drac also has a nifty utility where you can remotely attach<br>devices (for example, my floppy cd) and the server thinks that they are<br>attached to the server, even when the server is rebooting.<br><br>
Julian.<br><br>Michael Welter wrote:<br>> For remote systems, we use an APC power strip. Each outlet has its<br>> own IP address. From a browser one may control the power at each<br>> outlet. We use ssh and sftp for maintenance--it's not a good thing to
<br>> run X on an Asterisk server.<br>><br>> Mike<br>><br>><br>><br>> Julian Lyndon-Smith wrote:<br>>> Michael Welter wrote:<br>>>> I've been installing Asterisk with Tyan motherboards for years and
<br>>>> have yet to have a problem. Specifically, I use the S2865 MB which<br>>>> provides an AMD 939 socket. AMD provides a wide range of CPUs for<br>>>> the 939 socket, including dual core. The board has dual NIC and
<br>>>> on-board RAID.<br>>>><br>>>> For customers requiring a rack mount server, I use the Tyan GT20, a<br>>>> 1U barebones server with the same MB. Add a CPU, RAM, and SATA<br>>>> drives to suit. It has room for one PCI card, which is usually a
<br>>>> digium T1 card.<br>>><br>>> One thing I love about the dell and hp servers are the remote lights<br>>> out / drac cards that are available. Being able to remotely view the<br>>> console across a VPN and power-cycle the machine is such a great comfort.
<br>>><br>>> Are there any cards for "vanilla" servers that perform a similar<br>>> (remote console / remote power) function ?<br>>><br>>>><br>>>> I am in the business of building turn-key Asterisk servers as well
<br>>>> as complete telephone systems. Please call me if you would like a<br>quote.<br>>>><br>>>> Mike<br>>>><br>>><br>>> Julian<br>>> _______________________________________________
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