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Network uptime is critical for most global corporations today for sales, operations, production, and communication activities. Outages can be extremely costly. While software management tools can be used for performance monitoring and some remote troubleshooting, they only work when the network is up. For a more reliable solution, large corporations turn to out-of-band management with console servers. Network engineers can use OOB with console servers to reconfigure, reboot and reimage remotely across the internet or WANs even if the primary data network is down.
Console servers are a good solution for large distributed enterprises with multiple branches— such as banks, insurance companies, hospitals, utilities, retail and school systems— that may not have IT staff on-site. Network administrators can choose from a wide range of port densities to suit the application. For example, one console server may have as many as 48 serial ports for remote management of assets in data centers. Other console servers may have just four ports and are suited for connecting LAN switches and routers in data closets.
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Allow to proactively perform ongoing maintenance and disaster recovery of mission-critical IT infrastructure, even when the network is down
Reliable remote access to remote data center equipment through Internet, POTS, or cellular wireless access
Unified power management of PDU and UPS equipment, allowing a user to trigger a soft shutdown of any server, thus controlling disruptions and surges
Enable uninterrupted workflows through a redundant power supply and a secondary network interface for mission-critical situations where automatic failover is required
With VCMS (Virtual Central Management System), you get proactive alerting, allowing to detect faults before they become failures, address issues quickly and minimize downtime
IP access and control of serial devices like servers, networking devices, security appliances, rack PDUs, virtual hosts, and wireless/telecom equipment
Most IT organizations use network management systems (NMS) such as HP Openview to manage and monitor critical network assets. If IT assets rely on the data network for connectivity to the NMS, and the network goes down, the NMS usefulness is limited. Console servers allow network administrators to use a separate out-of-band management network or communications link for configuration and troubleshooting that is independent of the data network, improving diagnostics and network availability. Admins can choose from several secure WAN connection options including Ethernet, cellular wireless, and POTS modems.Use out-of-band management with console servers to remotely reconfigure, reboot and reimage:
Data Centers and Co-locations
Corporate
Government
Industrial and Manufacturing
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