KVM Over IP Switch Solution

We've all experienced this at one time, or another.

It is 2AM, you’re in the middle of a kernel upgrade on a mission critical Linux machine, you forgot to install a driver, or reinstall the boot-loader; you reboot… nothing. You’re in the middle of a presentation; you forgot the night before that yesterday was super-Tuesday for Microsoft and your server auto-updated and rebooted, suddenly you have no access to the machine.

You can be at the keyboard from anywhere in the world.

Along with XLHost’s amazing customer service and technical support we also feel that it is our duty to provide as many tools as possible for users to self-support themselves if at all possible. Along with our remote-reset option, the KVM-IP option grants unlimited flexibility to a remote system administrator.

When choosing a KVM-IP solution, XLHost decided to opt for a true KVM-IP system that actually attaches to the VGA/KBD/MSE ports on the system; and not a PCI card that attempts to translate through the bus of the server. This allows our solution to be incredibly reliable and available in the event you do have a problem.

Its all in the details.

Here are some of the possible applications you could use the KVM-IP for:

• Watch for error messages on boot
• Disable unneeded hardware in the BIOS
• Troubleshoot difficult OS configuration problems.
• Get exception/kernel panic errors
• Select different kernels
• Fix errant firewall settings
• Fix errant network settings
• Disable SSH/RDP and use the KVM for remote access

The monthly fee for KVM-IP access is $40/month; the one-time fee for 2 day usage of the KVM-IP is $35. High manageability, high availability, low pings, and low prices; all reasons why XLHost is the right choice for dedicated hosting.