Cyclades User's Guide manual Description, KVM Terminator Usage and Types

Description

KVM Terminator Usage and Types Page 58

Description

The KVM/net is a 1U rack-mountble device that serves as a single access point for administering and using servers and other devices through inband and out-of-band access methods.

The following figure shows the front and back of the KVM/net.

Figure 1-1:KVM/net Front and Back

You use the KVM ports on the left and middle back of the KVM/net to connect servers. You can use the AUX port on the right back to connect AlterPath PMs or an optional external modem. You use the management ports on the right back to connect to the KVM/net and to its connected devices.

Depending on the model, the KVM/net comes with either 16- or 32-KVM ports to connect from 16 to 32 servers with KVM connections.

The KVM/net can be used to manage power of up to 128 devices when the devices are plugged into up to 32 daisy-chained AlterPath PM intelligent power distribution units that are connected to the AUX port on the KVM/net.

KVM/net administrators and users who are authorized to access connected devices can connect locally or remotely from LANs, WANs, or other dial-in connections through the Ethernet port or through an optional external modem.

For extended local administration, administrators can connect the Cyclades AlterPath KVM Expander (purchased separately) to the KVM/net with a CAT5 cable of up to 500 feet in length.

2 AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide