Sharing display in rack mounted 610-6c1 system

[nandkumar4aix]

Hi,

I have a rach which contains one linux and one win2k system, recently i installed 610-6c1 p series system in the rack. I am trying to use the same monitor came with the rack. but I am not sure how to do that. does anyone have idea as to how to configure new system to share the display terminal or how to switch between servers. any ideas/suggestions will be highly appreaciated. Also if anyone knows where to find any guide/documentation will be of help too..

thanks in advance...
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[Mushr00m]

nandkumar,

hi, have you heard about kvm switch? It is the simplest way to share monitor, keyboard and mouse among different servers in a rack. It is another piece of hardware you need to purchased. I've used one in of our customer sharing an IBM monitor, keyboard and mouse among Dell servers, compaq servers and pSeries.
Anyway, what monitor is that? Is it a 7316-TF1 flat panel IBM monitor?

Rgds

 

[aixmurderer]

Yip, and they vary from pretty cheap to expensive, all depending what you bells and whistles you require. You should be able to get a basic 4-way kvm switch for around $100 US.

Follow this link to see an example:

http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3dc21b53006c70d4273fc0a87f99070e/Product/View/XH4507

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