Tomas L. Byrnes wrote: > I've found Avocents to be a nightmare, and the company to be horrible to > deal with. > > They work fine as a local console switch, but they are absurdly > expensive for that use. The rest of their features are byzantine in > implementation and usage, and their support and licensing policies > exorbitant. > > Old school terminal servers and IPMI/DRAC cards work very well. >
I have a PM25 that's an absolutely awesome console server. The only thing it can't do that would make it perfect is SSH. I've never been particularly impressed with the responsiveness of IPMI/SOL, but it's acceptable since it's typically only used in an emergency. ~Seth