[geeks] KVM for Sun Sparc Servers with USB keyboards

[Francois Dion]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 30, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Francois Dion <francois.dion at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:56 AM, hike <mh1272 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> We are looking for KVM switches to use Sun Sparc servers running Solaris
>>> 10.
>>> Our Sparc servers that need the KVMs are running Solaris 10 and use USB
>>> keyboards and mice.
>>
>>
>> What kind of servers? these have video cards?
>
> You seem suprised by this - why?

Well, he said Sparc servers. They dont come with video unless you
order them like that, and usually there's a reason (considering the
insane amount they wanted for their video cards). So I was curious if
he was doing openGL or something like that.

> I would assume nearly every server sold by Sun in the last few years has a
> local video console of some, barring those that REQUIRE two (or more) men to
> lift them. Certainly any current model x64-based system would...

The only Sparc machines I have that have a video card, is because I
specced them to have one. All the T1000, T5240, V240 (to stay within
the 1u/2u realm - we have bigger machines) we have do not have a video
card.