These small little handy-dandy devices seem to get more and more popular. Anyone here chipped in for a JetKVM yet? Looks and sounds pretty solid. Are there a lot of you that have aquired a nanoKVM?

  • ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    OK, I’ve read the wiki entry but I still don’t understand what KVM is, or why it’s needed. The last time I visited a data center - every server rack came with a laptop-esque looking control unit. What problem does KVM comes to solve? What does this invention improve upon a traditional KVM?

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      1 month ago

      This is not the invention of an IP KVM, those are old. This product just offers the functionality of an IP KVM for very little money.

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      1 month ago

      It lets you remotely control a server as if you were sitting in front of a screen and keyboard directly attached to it.

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      Afaik this is for servers without a built-in KVM like e.g. self built servers or repurposed workstations.