15 May
2009
15 May
'09
1:02 a.m.
Tomas L. Byrnes wrote:
I've found Avocents to be a nightmare, and the company to be horrible to deal with.
They work fine as a local console switch, but they are absurdly expensive for that use. The rest of their features are byzantine in implementation and usage, and their support and licensing policies exorbitant.
Old school terminal servers and IPMI/DRAC cards work very well.
I have a PM25 that's an absolutely awesome console server. The only thing it can't do that would make it perfect is SSH. I've never been particularly impressed with the responsiveness of IPMI/SOL, but it's acceptable since it's typically only used in an emergency. ~Seth