[geeks] 1U rackmount KVM switch

[Mouse]

> The basic Intel standard for this is IPMI, which is extremely similar
> to a Sun ALOM.  It gets you remote serial console, remote power
> state/status, virtual media, and a few diagnostics.

Do you really get serial console, or do you get a serialization of a
video console?  The difference is important, especially when trying to
automate interaction with it, or trying to interact with a serialized
video console when you don't have a sufficiently good emulation of
whatever it's expecting to be talking to.

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