Appendix D: FAQs283General QuestionsWhat is the Dominion KX II?The Dominion KX II is a second generation digital KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch that enables one, two, four or eight IT administrators toaccess and control 8, 16, 32 or 64 servers over the network withBIOS-level functionality. The Dominion KX II is completely hardware andoperating system independent. Users can troubleshoot and reconfigureservers even when servers are down.At the rack, the Dominion KX II provides the same functionality,convenience, space savings, and cost savings as traditional KVMswitches. However, the 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 the Dominion KX II differ from remote control software?When using the Dominion KX II remotely, the interface, at first glance,may seem similar to remote control software such as pcAnywhere,Windows Terminal Services/Remote Desktop, VNC, and so forth.However, because the Dominion KX II is not a software but a hardwaresolution, it's much more powerful. Specifically:• OS- and hardware-independent - The Dominion KX II can be used tomanage servers running many popular OS, including Intel ®, Sun TM,PowerPC running Windows, Linux®, SolarisTM, etc.• State-Independent/Agentless - The Dominion KX II does not requirethe managed server's operating system to be up and running, nordoes it require any special software to be installed on the managedserver.• Out-of-Band - Even if the managed server's own network connectionis unavailable, it can still be managed through the 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 bealtered, the Dominion KX II still works flawlessly to enable theseconfigurations to be made.How do the new features of the Dominion KX II compare to the KX I?The Dominion KX II has many new and exciting features, including virtualmedia, Absolute Mouse Synchronization ™, dual power, dual gigabitEthernet, common web-based user interfaces, next generation local port,and more.How do I migrate from the Dominion KX I to Dominion KX II?
