[BBLISA] UNIX Console access in enterprise data center?

[Bruce Davis]

I have a question for everyone who works in or has experience in an
enterprise data center:  How do you access your UNIX sever consoles?

Here are the two options being considered in our data center:

1)  Network-based lights out management via Sun RSC, ALOM for our
newer Sun servers that support it.  IP-based KVM access or serial
concentrator for the servers that do not support RSC or ALOM.
2)  IP-based KVM access on all UNIX servers.  The KVM would support 1
local standing at a rack and up to 3 remote users over TCP/IP.

Please let me know what you have seen, what you would recommend and/or prefer.


Thank you.

Bruce Davis
UNIX SysAdmin