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Better known by its acronym, KVM. A device that passes keyboard, video and mouse functions between a user and a computer. These devices are used to control multiple computers and/or remote computer(s) and may be either hardware or software-based.

Better known by its acronym, KVM. A device that passes keyboard, video and mouse functions between a user and a computer. These devices are used to control multiple computers and/or remote computer(s) and may be either hardware or software-based.

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Isn't Ctrl-Alt-Delete on Linux *really* dangerous?

Is the default Ctrl-Alt-Delete shutdown -r functionality on Linux systems a dangerous feature? Years ago, when I deployed physical systems with attached keyboards and monitors, I'd sometimes modify the /etc/inittab on Red Hat systems to disable the…
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Can't use "eject" to identify the server

I'm a software engineer and our lab usually has several servers in a rack with a KVM switch. We're developers and we usually have several projects happening at once so the servers are frequently imaged and admittedly we aren't good at keeping them…
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Is there a way to use a laptop as a physical console?

If I have a server with only power and ethernet coming out the back, and suddenly I need to adjust BIOS settings, I gotta plug in a keyboard/monitor/mouse somehow. Either the servers are all on KVM switches of some kind (useful, but expensive) or I…
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Supermicro IPMIView KVM Console does not work at all

I can't get the Supermicro IPMIView version 2.* (any of them) to launch the KVM Console either in the IPMIView windows program nor any browser. Java, is installed (version 8, update 131) and I'm running Windows 8.1 (though IPMIView 2 won't run on…
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synergy2 replacement

Anyone know of a good replacement for Synergy2 that is cross platform and open source? I've been looking around since I upgraded to Win7 which Synergy2 doesn't play well with - which doesn't surprise me since it doesn't look like there has been…
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KVM switch with VNC server

Does anyone know of a KVM switch that is also a VNC (or other protocol like it) server?
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Change Windows screen resolution remotely without reboot?

We had a bunch of Windows 2008 servers configured by a tech, then racked with and hooked up to an IP KVM. Unforunately, the monitor used during configuration was a widescreen LCD, and now Windows is initialized to a resolution out of range for the…
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Does IPMI always include KVM?

Does IPMI always include KVM? Is it always able to mount remote .ISO's and show viewport image?
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Remote Access KVM Recommendation

Looking for a remote access KVM that: Has an expandable design. So a head which you remote into, and can then add shelves that support X machines. This is optional, but looking for support of about 32 servers at the moment. Rack Mountable Uses…
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Does the HP DL20 gen10 support video redirection at all times with an advanced iLO license

We recently bought an HP DL20 gen10 through a reseller and it is missing the hardware iLO NIC. The HP quicksheet now shows iLO as an optional component despite us having bought the advanced iLO license. We're working with the reseller to sort this…
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How to use Lantronix Spider KVM with latest Java 8

I have a Lantronix Spider KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) to remote control a machine over VGA and USB. It worked well in the past, but recently I got RFB: Unable to connect in the status bar of the Java Web Start application with which I can view the…
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Linux: Why does Single User mode work on Serial Console but not on the attached Keyboard/Video/Monitor?

I have a Scientific Linux 6.1 system, which on a Supermicro server which supports IPMI. It's also running with Upstart, which affects how serial consoles work. My system has a serious problem which requires that I log in to Single User mode to…
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Smart card / auditable access for rack KVM tray

Is there such a thing as a KVM Tray for a standard 19" rack whose use can be validated by a smartcard (or some other auditable authentication method)? It looks like we have a security requirement where just because users have a key to the rack…
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Looking for Recommendations on a Mid-Range IP KVM

I have currently been tasked with tracking down an IP KVM for our new data center, but I'm coming up blank on good reviews of KVMs. We're looking at a rack of 5 to 10 servers that would be hooked in. Does anyone have some recommendations on places…
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Does KVM/QEMU support mdadm RAID5 properly?

I'm not able to get anything close to usable performance using a guest file located on a mdadm RAID5 array. I've believed I optimized all the parameters of the array and filesystem for best R5 performance: set bitmap=none set stripe-cache=32768…
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