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CHAPTER 2.
INTRODUCTION
Other features of RAS-PutIn are:
KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) access over IP, ISDN or analogous telephone line.
No impact on server or network performance
Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture
High-performance mouse tracking and synchronization
Port to connect a user console for direct analogous access to KVM switch
Local Mouse suppression (only when using SUN’s Java Virtual Machine)
RAS-PutIn supports consoles consisting of PS/2 style keyboards, PS/2 style mouse and HD
15 video output. Please refer to Appendix
on page
for more details. RAS-PutIn will
automatically detect the current video mode of the console, however manual fine tuning is
recommended to receive the best video quality. RAS-PutIn will accept video streams up to 110
MHz dot clock. This results in a screen resolution of 1280x1024 dots with a frame rate of 60
Hz.
The used system management options depend on the interfaces the remote server systems pro-
vides. Three main system management options are offered:
IPMI Version 1.5
defines a serial connection to access certain system parameters
and to perform system actions like powering down the system
or performing a hard reset. Modern server systems, supporting
the IPMI V1.5 specification, provide a mode where the exter-
nally available COM2 serial connection can be configured as
system management port (sometimes also referred to as emer-
gency management port). RAS-PutIn may use this port in order
to enable remote system management operations.
Internal Reset/Power Option
The internal Reset/Power Option may be applied to remote
systems where no IPMI Version 1.5 is available. The provided
bracket is mounted in a free PCI/AGP slot. Main board pins
for reset and power on/off have to be connected to the bracket.
With this option it is possible to perform a remote reset, a
remote power cycle, and a remote power on/off.
External Power Switch Option In case there is neither an IPMI V1.5 option available nor the
chance to place a bracket in the remote system, an external
power switch box can switch the power on and off.
RAS-PutIn System Components
RAS-PutIn is a fully configured stand-alone product consuming one quart of a 1U 19” rack
mount chassis space. Up to four RAS-PutIn devices can be mounted in 1 U chassis using the
19” rack mount kit (Item No: 8400200)
Each RAS-PutIn (Item No: 8400000) is shipped with:
1. RAS-PutIn base unit
2. Utility CD-ROM including
a) RAS-PutIn Installation and User Manual
Summary of Contents for RAS-PutIn
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