Source for DVI/USB KVM switch, cables

[Paul Lussier]

"Tom Buskey" <tom at buskey.name> writes:

> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Paul Lussier <p.lussier at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Similarly:
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>> Can anyone recommend an industrial strength KVM rig for a lab
>> environment of 400+ systems ?
>
>
> Get a number of units that you can connect to.
> Cost/port on a serial console server is way less then KVM.  But that doesn't
> work with PCs.

Sadly, I think serial console is out of the question.  We have to test
the actual process of our installer, and that's out the normal SGVA
and keyboard ports.  In other words, we have to test what's actually
going to happen in an automated way.  Changing anything other than the
human on the other end is probably a non-starter.

> Can the PCs do IPMI (HP's iLO and Sun's ILOM) and then you can network them
> instead?

Possibly, but I doubt it. See above.

> Get a IP to KVM front end for multiple KVM backends?  There's at least on
> that you connect to via VNC, making the remote access cross platform.

Cross platform isn't the problem (mostly).  It's 400+ systems we need
to connect to during install that's the problem.

> Use Sun hardware that can be driven from a serial port?

Not an option.  We sell a commodity, PC-based product running Linux.

> Set the BIOS to boot from PXE 1st with a single screen/keyboard, then put it
> on the net.

They're alreay configured to boot from PXE 1st.  Did I mention we have
400+ systems and *any* of them could be doing an installer test at any
time?  Including between 21:00 and 08:00 when there are no human
beings in the building ?

> Did anything I throw stick to the wall?

Sadly, no.  Maybe the serial console option, but it's doubtful...

-- 
Seeya,
Paul