[geeks] KVM for Sun Sparc Servers with USB keyboards

[Lionel Peterson]

On Apr 30, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Francois Dion <francois.dion at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> 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.

Thanks for setting me straight - I spaced on the word "SPARC", my bad.

I was in the x86 frame of mind when I read the original post...

Lionel