Raritan KX II Frequently Asked Questions Manual

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Dominion KX II - FAQ© 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 1 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010Dominion ® KX IIQuestion AnswerGeneral QuestionsWhat is Dominion KX II? 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 with BIOS-level functionality. Dominion KX II is completely hardware- and OS-independent; users can troubleshoot and reconfigure servers evenwhen servers are down.At the rack, Dominion KX II provides the same functionality,convenience, space and cost savings as traditional analog KVMswitches. However, Dominion KX II also integrates the industry’s highestperforming KVM-over-IP technology, allowing multiple administrators toaccess server KVM consoles from any networked workstation.How does Dominion KX IIdiffer from remote controlsoftware?When using Dominion KX II remotely, the interface, at first glance, mayseem similar to remote control software such as pcAnywhereTM,Windows ® Terminal Services/Remote Desktop, VNC, etc. However,because Dominion KX II is not a software but a hardware solution, it’smuch more powerful: Hardware- and OS-independent – Dominion KX II can be usedto manage servers running many popular OSs, including Intel®,Sun TM, PowerPC running Windows, Linux ®, SolarisTM, etc. State-independent/Agentless – Dominion KX II does not requirethe managed server OS to be up and running, nor does itrequire any special software to be installed on the managedserver. Out-of-band – Even if the managed server’s own networkconnection is unavailable, it can still be managed throughDominion KX II. BIOS-level access – Even if the server is hung at boot up,requires booting to safe mode, or requires system BIOSparameters to be altered, Dominion KX II still works flawlessly toenable these configurations to be made.