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General Questions
What is the Dominion KX II?
The Dominion KX II is a second generation digital KVM (keyboard/video/
mouse) switch that enables one, two, four or eight IT administrators to
access and control 8, 16, 32 or 64 servers over the network with
BIOS-level functionality. The Dominion KX II is completely hardware and
operating system independent. Users can troubleshoot and reconfigure
servers even when servers are down.
At the rack, the Dominion KX II provides the same functionality,
convenience, space savings, and cost savings as traditional KVM
switches. However, the Dominion KX II also integrates the industry's
highest-performing KVM-over-IP technology, allowing multiple
administrators to access server KVM consoles from any networked
workstation.
How does the Dominion KX II differ from remote control software?
When using the Dominion KX II remotely, the interface, at first glance,
may seem similar to remote control software such as pcAnywhere,
Windows Terminal Services/Remote Desktop, VNC, and so forth.
However, because the Dominion KX II is not a software but a hardware
solution, it's much more powerful. Specifically:
• OS- and hardware-independent - The Dominion KX II can be used to
manage servers running many popular OS, including Intel
®
, Sun
TM
,
PowerPC running Windows, Linux
®
, Solaris
TM
, etc.
• State-Independent/Agentless - The Dominion KX II does not require
the managed server's operating system to be up and running, nor
does it require any special software to be installed on the managed
server.
• Out-of-Band - Even if the managed server's own network connection
is unavailable, it can still be managed through the Dominion KX II.
• BIOS-Level Access - Even if the server is hung at boot up, requires
booting to safe mode or requires system BIOS parameters to be
altered, the Dominion KX II still works flawlessly to enable these
configurations to be made.
How do the new features of the Dominion KX II compare to the KX
I?
The Dominion KX II has many new and exciting features, including virtual
media, Absolute Mouse Synchronization
™
, dual power, dual gigabit
Ethernet, common web-based user interfaces, next generation local port,
and more.
How do I migrate from the Dominion KX I to Dominion KX II?