[geeks] KVM for Sun Sparc Servers with USB keyboards

[hike]

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:20 AM, Jochen Kunz <jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:22:51 -0400
> hike <mh1272 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > the sparc servers are e3000, sun blade 100, e220r, e280r,
> > > > v240,v440.
> [...]
> > all the sparcs on the kvms are servers and workstation (sun blade
> > 100) that use USB keyboards and mice.
> E3k, E220R and E280R with USB?
> AFAIK these machines use the proprietary Sun keyboard and mouse
> interface.
>
> There are converters to turn ordinary PS/2 keyboards and rodents into
> Sun keyboards and rodents. These are litle protocoll converter boxes
> that you plug into the keyboard / mouse connector of the Sun. Then you
> plug PS/2 keyboard and mouse into the protocoll converter box. You
> could use a PeeCeeish PS/2 KVM with such a converter.
> --
>
>
> tsch|_,
>       Jochen
>
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someone asked what type of servers and i listed them (as requested).
we need kvms for our usb sparc servers.

having finally gotten the manager to the point of purchasing and using
sun/sparc compatible kvms, i do not wish to step back into the pc-centric
world.