Re: Workarounds for remote viewing POST or BIOS activity on headless device

["Martyn Wendon" <martynwendon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a 16 port / 2 console Belkin KVM switch (2 notes off ebay!) in
my
rack - 1 console is connected to a KVM "extender" (25 notes off
ebay) which
sends KVM over CAT5 to the second input on a screen in my office.  The 2nd
console is then connected to an AdderLink IPEPS ("IP ENGINE PER
SERVER" -
about 200 notes) which offers a VNC remote console to the KVM switch so I
can control it via any VNC client (or web browser with a VNC Java plugin).
The IPEPS also has a "local" console connection too which is
connected to a
local rackmount KVM sliding drawer.

Pretty much covers all bases!

Cheapest option is obviously the KVM extender but a KVM over IP unit is
much
more useful as you can connect to it from anywhere.

Martyn


----- Original Message -----
From: "noughtomate" <balraj_jassal@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:05 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Workarounds for remote viewing POST or BIOS activity on
headless device


> Hi,
>
> Sorry, for the lengthy thread description, but the title says it all.
>
> I've just finished building a rack mount server which I will be keep
in my
> Node Zero under the stairs. This is headless, i.e. I do not have a
monitor
> attached to it.
>
> I have no problems access my server using RDP connection to the
Windows
> based OS.  However, I am still tweaking it here and there and
occasionally
> need to change settings in the BIOS or need to run disk image restores
> against the system disk (which is run outside windows). For these
> scenario's I am unable to see the activity as my RDP session is
limited to
> Windows.
>
> I would imagine every server room team would have the same problems.
Is
> there any known method to access a remote PC while it is in POST or
BIOS
> configuration screens ?
>
> Due to confined space, the simplicity of using a regular sized monitor
is
> not an option to me. I would hope there is a software based solution
> around this.
>
> If there is no option other than to use a monitor, I would prefer
> something small (say 9") I could also use with my HTPC. I've
checked out
> the Samsung U70 (see here : http://tinyurl.com/no7tjw) which looks
nice
> and is cheap, but looks like it'll only work from within Windows as
it's
> data source is entirely via USB.
>
> Any advice is much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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