Appendix D: FAQs213General QuestionsQuestion AnswerWhat is Dominion KXII?Dominion KX II is a second generation digital KVM (Keyboard, VideoMouse) switch that enables IT administrators to access and control 16,32, or 64* servers over the network with BIOS-level functionality.Dominion KX II is completely hardware and OS-independent; userscan troubleshoot and reconfigure servers even when servers are down.At the rack, Dominion KX II provides the same functionality,convenience, space savings, and cost savings as traditional analog KVMswitches. However, Dominion KX II also integrates the industry'shighest-performing KVM-over-IP technology, allowing multipleadministrators to access server KVM consoles from any networkedworkstation.How does Dominion KXII differ from remotecontrol software?When using Dominion KX II remotely, at first glance, the interface mayseem similar to remote control software such as pcAnywhere,Windows Terminal Services / Remote Desktop, VNC, etc. However,because Dominion KX II is not a software but a hardware solution, it'smuch more powerful:OS- and hardware-independent - Dominion KX II can be used tomanage servers running many popular operating systems, includingIntel, Sun, PowerPC running Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.State-independent / Agentless - Dominion KX II does not require themanaged server OS to be up and running, nor does it require anyspecial software to be installed on the managed server.Out-of-Band - Even if the managed server's own network connection isunavailable, it can still be managed through Dominion KX II.BIOS-level access - Even if the server is hung at boot up, requiresbooting to safe mode, or requires system BIOS parameters to be altered,Dominion KX II still works flawlessly to enable these configurations tobe made.How do the newfeatures of the DominionKX II compare to the KXI?Dominion KX II has many new and exciting features, including virtualmedia, dual power, dual gigabit Ethernet, common Web-based userinterfaces, next generation local port, etc.
