Monitor suggestions 2

[bluedragon2]

I just purchased some 280R SUN workstatons and am in need of a good rack mounted monitor/keyboard. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks



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[bfitzmai]

BlueDragon
Just ordered this... Have not received it but it looks like what you (and I) are looking for.

Part Number: RACKMUX-SUN-USB-17
Part Description: 17” USB KVM
Price: $2535.00

Network Technologies Incorporated
1275 Danner Drive
Aurora, OH 44020
Phone/Fax: (330) 562-7070 / (330) 562-1999

Web Page:

http://www.networktechinc.com/sun-kvm-drawer.html

 

[octorian]

Achem... The Sun Fire 280R is a server, not a workstation. It does not actually need a monitor, let alone a graphics card. The proper way to manage these machines is through a serial console, over the serial port. You can then get a serial console server box, to which you can remotely connect for console access to all the machines. (or just use a terminal and/or laptop as needed)

 

[bfitzmai]

Wow octorian... Why so belligerent. You opinion of the "proper way" may be true for you environment but all the man asked for was a rack mounted monitor and keyboard. Not advice on the "proper way" of connecting a monitor to a to his Sun Fire 280R workstation... OOPS SERVER!!!

 

[bluedragon2]

Thanks bfitz, I will look into it.

octorian, I know its a server, but it is a server that is running a web application we use and sometimes I have the need to run it directly from the server. It would not work through the serial port and is the reason I need the graphics card and monitor.

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[octorian]

I guess you could blame it on Rich Teer's attitude, from comp.sys.sun.* as rubbing off on me (though I still take him with a bit of a grain of salt)

 

[daFranze]

...but it is a server that is running a web application we use and sometimes I have the need to run it directly from the server. It would not work through the serial port...

have you heared about lynx? ;-)

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[bluedragon2]

lynx, to my knowledge, is a text browser, the web app we run is a java app that has graphical representations.

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[nawlej]

Wow, lynx with java, now there is an interesting idea.....

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[daFranze]

that's why I've closed my posting with a ;-) smiley
I know lynx is not a solution...

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[spamly]

I've got a few servers that occasionally require a GUI for application admin tasks. I still use a standard serial console though. For any windowing needs, I just use Exceed. A few of reasons for this:
1. Monitors/keyboards take up very expensive rack space.
2. A video card per system can get expensive.
3. Standardize, standardize, standardize.

I use a Digi CM 32 to manage most of my servers. It's easy to setup, secure, will allow remote connectivity in the event of a system crash/panic, and I can hook it up to my Solaris, AIX, Linux, and DEC systems.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[bluedragon2]

I have ordered the KVM listed above (2 inches of rack space)
The video cards are ~250.00

I think that is the best solution for my cause



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[octorian]

Yes, as I said, there really is no need for local graphics on a server. That's what remote-X is for, as you mentioned with Exceed. This isn't the Windows world, and we can run our graphical applications (note that I said "apps", not "entire desktops", though that is also possible) remotely, over the network, and it is not some fancy new feature.