MattM 0 #26 June 20, 2003 nope... never heard of one of those. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #27 June 20, 2003 Useful bits of kit if you've got machines everywhere and don't need to use all the monitors at once - saves a lot of space____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #28 June 20, 2003 Quotenope... never heard of one of those. Okay. "KVM" stands for Keyboard-Video-Mouse. Instead of having peripherals for all the systems, you hook them up to a box that lets you switch between them. I've got a 4-port at home, and it looks like you could use an 8-port. I got mine off eBay cheap. Here is one that is on eBay now. Be sure to get the electronic kind, and not the mechanically-switched variety. edit to add URL."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #29 June 20, 2003 Saving space is not a concern to me. Its only 6 servers.... Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #30 June 20, 2003 Quoteand the crem de la crem is a Sun Fire 15k. This puppy has 90 Ultrasparc III 1.2 GH CPU's (these being 64 bit processors, not the 32 bit intel toys). Thats right, 90 processors! wow... imagine a beowulf cluster of those things.... *runs for cover* Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #31 June 20, 2003 QuoteQuote wow... imagine a beowulf cluster of those things.... *runs for cover* "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #32 June 20, 2003 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10170702&hdwt=22033&loc=101 Something like that. They let you run multiple computers with one keyboard monitor and mouse. (Keyboard, video, mouse=KVM). You can actually daisy-chain them, so you can sit at one station and flip back and forth to up to like 64 boxes. They save tons of space, and cost, even in a non-rackmount situation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #33 June 20, 2003 QuoteSaving space is not a concern to me. Its only 6 servers.... True, yet it's also convenient. One KVM to rule them all, and one KVM to bind them..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #34 June 20, 2003 everyone on this thread is a nerd. except for me, of course. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #35 June 20, 2003 You *so* late! - hehehe "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #36 June 20, 2003 Does anyone know where I can get a KVM that will support PS2 on one box and USB on theother box? I have yet to find one that was mixed and that's what I need."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #37 June 20, 2003 Quote True, yet it's also convenient. One KVM to rule them all, and one KVM to bind them... I can see it's advantages if you need to save money and not buy a shit load of monitors if you have like 20 servers. Considering I have the space for just 6, its all good. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #38 June 20, 2003 We need some beer in this thread so I will oblige - I have my first legit copies of windows !!! ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #39 June 20, 2003 QuoteAt home I have a Sun Enterprise250 and a Sun Netra X1 running solaris 9, 2 FreeBSD boxes on Dual Intel P-III platforms, 2 Redhat 9 systems on Dual Intel P-III. At work I run 10 Sun 420R quad CPU servers and the crem de la crem is a Sun Fire 15k. This puppy has 90 Ultrasparc III 1.2 GH CPU's (these being 64 bit processors, not the 32 bit intel toys). Thats right, 90 processors! Blahr, Folding. Folding, Blahr. Get to know each other! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blahr 0 #40 June 20, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuote wow... imagine a beowulf cluster of those things.... *runs for cover* You could crunch a lot of seti@home blocks, compute the value of pi to a hundred million decimal places, run a dedicated quake server, and lots of other things that are of inestimable value to humanity! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveMonkey 0 #41 June 20, 2003 THIS is a better use ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #42 June 20, 2003 QuoteTHIS is a better use Whatever. We've already found alien life. Just look around in the forums. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #43 June 20, 2003 QuoteDoes anyone know where I can get a KVM that will support PS2 on one box and USB on theother box? I have yet to find one that was mixed and that's what I need. Have you tried Belkin's website? It wouldn't surprise my if they've developed a hybrid PS2/USB KVM, given that KVMs are a big part of their business, and USB keyboards and mice are fairly common, though far from ubiquitous like the PS2 guys."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blahr 0 #44 June 20, 2003 QuoteI have my first legit copies of windows !!! Giving Microsoft your hard earned money pleases you? Not surprising since they are so poor and you are so rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveMonkey 0 #45 June 20, 2003 QuoteGiving Microsoft your hard earned money pleases you? Nah - I got em from the Uni. . Me? Work? NEVER !! bwhahaha !! ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #46 June 20, 2003 QuoteQuote True, yet it's also convenient. One KVM to rule them all, and one KVM to bind them... I can see it's advantages if you need to save money and not buy a shit load of monitors if you have like 20 servers. Considering I have the space for just 6, its all good. You still don't get it, Grasshopper...quickly as you can, snatch the floppy disk from my hand... It's all about slack. No need to move around from one keyboard or display to another. Just press the key combination , then the number of the box you want to see, and voila! Or, just push the button on the KVM. In the case of many servers, the switches can be cascaded, so if you have an 8-port KVM, each of its eight ports can take an 8-port, for a total of 64, and so on."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blahr 0 #47 June 20, 2003 Quote Blahr, Folding. Folding, Blahr. Get to know each other! Nice to meet you folding. I'd be pleased to dedicate a few cycles from my home machines to the cause. Cant hook that Sunfire 15k up though. Not if I want to keep my job :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #48 June 20, 2003 Or you can aspire to ultimate slackdom. Using VNC, you don't even have to have a KVM. Just run the servers without anything other than power and network cables. Then they aren't even limited to cable distance. You can reach ultimate slackdom through the Internet. You can be in your server room, or in your house in your underwear. The servers don't care. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #49 June 20, 2003 QuoteNice to meet you folding. I'd be pleased to dedicate a few cycles from my home machines to the cause. Cant hook that Sunfire 15k up though. Not if I want to keep my job :-) Understood. Contribute what you can, and welcome to the club! Just be sure to join the dz.com team by entering the team number (31515) during install. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MattM 0 #50 June 20, 2003 You don't get it.... I hardly walk into that room, I control them all remotly from my desk. So why the hell bother with the KVM switch? Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 2 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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Blahr 0 #40 June 20, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuote wow... imagine a beowulf cluster of those things.... *runs for cover* You could crunch a lot of seti@home blocks, compute the value of pi to a hundred million decimal places, run a dedicated quake server, and lots of other things that are of inestimable value to humanity! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #41 June 20, 2003 THIS is a better use ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #42 June 20, 2003 QuoteTHIS is a better use Whatever. We've already found alien life. Just look around in the forums. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #43 June 20, 2003 QuoteDoes anyone know where I can get a KVM that will support PS2 on one box and USB on theother box? I have yet to find one that was mixed and that's what I need. Have you tried Belkin's website? It wouldn't surprise my if they've developed a hybrid PS2/USB KVM, given that KVMs are a big part of their business, and USB keyboards and mice are fairly common, though far from ubiquitous like the PS2 guys."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blahr 0 #44 June 20, 2003 QuoteI have my first legit copies of windows !!! Giving Microsoft your hard earned money pleases you? Not surprising since they are so poor and you are so rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #45 June 20, 2003 QuoteGiving Microsoft your hard earned money pleases you? Nah - I got em from the Uni. . Me? Work? NEVER !! bwhahaha !! ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #46 June 20, 2003 QuoteQuote True, yet it's also convenient. One KVM to rule them all, and one KVM to bind them... I can see it's advantages if you need to save money and not buy a shit load of monitors if you have like 20 servers. Considering I have the space for just 6, its all good. You still don't get it, Grasshopper...quickly as you can, snatch the floppy disk from my hand... It's all about slack. No need to move around from one keyboard or display to another. Just press the key combination , then the number of the box you want to see, and voila! Or, just push the button on the KVM. In the case of many servers, the switches can be cascaded, so if you have an 8-port KVM, each of its eight ports can take an 8-port, for a total of 64, and so on."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blahr 0 #47 June 20, 2003 Quote Blahr, Folding. Folding, Blahr. Get to know each other! Nice to meet you folding. I'd be pleased to dedicate a few cycles from my home machines to the cause. Cant hook that Sunfire 15k up though. Not if I want to keep my job :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #48 June 20, 2003 Or you can aspire to ultimate slackdom. Using VNC, you don't even have to have a KVM. Just run the servers without anything other than power and network cables. Then they aren't even limited to cable distance. You can reach ultimate slackdom through the Internet. You can be in your server room, or in your house in your underwear. The servers don't care. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #49 June 20, 2003 QuoteNice to meet you folding. I'd be pleased to dedicate a few cycles from my home machines to the cause. Cant hook that Sunfire 15k up though. Not if I want to keep my job :-) Understood. Contribute what you can, and welcome to the club! Just be sure to join the dz.com team by entering the team number (31515) during install. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MattM 0 #50 June 20, 2003 You don't get it.... I hardly walk into that room, I control them all remotly from my desk. So why the hell bother with the KVM switch? Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 2 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
jfields 0 #49 June 20, 2003 QuoteNice to meet you folding. I'd be pleased to dedicate a few cycles from my home machines to the cause. Cant hook that Sunfire 15k up though. Not if I want to keep my job :-) Understood. Contribute what you can, and welcome to the club! Just be sure to join the dz.com team by entering the team number (31515) during install. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MattM 0 #50 June 20, 2003 You don't get it.... I hardly walk into that room, I control them all remotly from my desk. So why the hell bother with the KVM switch? Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 2 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
MattM 0 #50 June 20, 2003 You don't get it.... I hardly walk into that room, I control them all remotly from my desk. So why the hell bother with the KVM switch? Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
