I was looking for a KVM switch. I've got a case with a working motherboard and power supply, got a spare drive, might as well set up a Linux box and fiddle with that...
Anyway - I figured I'd check EBay for KVM switches. And found the following...
KVM Switch Boxes -Forgive me - but what would be the purpose behind a 1-port KVM switch?
2 Port & Under(415)
3-4 Ports(273)
5 Ports & Higher(281)
It just seems a trifle redundant...
J.
Comments (5)
Jerry, I have a two port KVM I'm not using. Video and PS2 connectors.
Posted by James | November 14, 2007 12:45 PM
Posted on November 14, 2007 12:45
There are servers that do not have keyboard, video, and mouse connectors. They are ususally chained togther using a special cable runnign from one server to another or the whole unit can be operated remotely "headless" with no kvm connections at all. If they are chained together and have a local console, one server in the rack will use what IBM calls a "breakout cable" which is essentially a 1-port KVM. It plugs into the same port as the chaining cable and provides console support for all the servers in the rack.
Posted by James | November 14, 2007 1:00 PM
Posted on November 14, 2007 13:00
I want one of these for Betty's explorer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTQ5uA9Iy8&mode=related&search=
Don't think I'll see on on Ebay any time soon however.
otpu
Posted by otpu | November 14, 2007 8:20 PM
Posted on November 14, 2007 20:20
James -
Would you be interested in some in-case fluroescent and LED tubes and a fan or two in trade?
It figures there'd be a one port KVM out there. And it figures IBM would have them... or the equivalent. I've known about rack-mount keyboard/LCD panels for server control, and figured you could administer them remotely via TCP/IP. But being on the PC and not the server side of things, there's a lot I haven't seen...
J.
Posted by JLawson | November 14, 2007 11:36 PM
Posted on November 14, 2007 23:36
John -
It's not the initial price, it's the upkeep. Keeping one of those fed is EXPENSIVE.
J.
Posted by JLawson | November 14, 2007 11:39 PM
Posted on November 14, 2007 23:39