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Raritan KX II Frequently Asked Questions Manual

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Dominion KX II - FAQ
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Dominion
KX II
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General Questions
What is Dominion KX II?
How does Dominion KX II
differ from remote control
software?
© 2010 Raritan Inc.
Answer
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. Dominion KX II is completely hardware- and OS-
independent; users can troubleshoot and reconfigure servers even
when servers are down.
At the rack, Dominion KX II provides the same functionality,
convenience, space and cost savings as traditional analog KVM
switches. However, 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.
When using 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, etc. However,
because Dominion KX II is not a software but a hardware solution, it's
much more powerful:
Hardware- and OS-independent – Dominion KX II can be used
to manage servers running many popular OSs, including Intel
TM
Sun
, PowerPC running Windows, Linux
State-independent/Agentless – Dominion KX II does not require
the managed server OS 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

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, Dominion KX II still works flawlessly to
enable these configurations to be made.
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  • Page 1: Dominion Kx Ii

    Windows because Dominion KX II is not a software but a hardware solution, it’s much more powerful: © 2010 Raritan Inc. ® Terminal Services/Remote Desktop, VNC, etc. However, ...
  • Page 2 Dominion KX II has many new and exciting features, including virtual media, Absolute Mouse Synchronization Ethernet, common Web-based user interfaces, next-generation local ports, etc. See the “Features and Benefits” tab on the KX II Web pages at www.raritan.com/KXII In general, KX I customers can continue to use their existing switches for many years.
  • Page 3 Cable modem download speed (typical) You can access servers at the rack or via modem. Dominion KX II offers a dedicated modem port for attaching an external modem. Yes. In Release 2.2, we have a native .NET Windows Client called the Raritan Active KVM Client.
  • Page 4 CD/DVD drives, USB mass storage devices, PC hard drives and ISO images. A Dominion KX II virtual media CIM is required. There are two of these CIMs: the D2CIM-VUSB and the D2CIM-DVUSB. The D2CIM-VUSB has a single USB connector and is for customers who will use virtual media at the OS level.
  • Page 5 IP packets over the IP network to the remote client to create the remote session to the user. The KX II provides an at-the-rack experience based on its industry-leading video processing algorithms.
  • Page 6 The table below summarizes some standard use cases at Dominion KX II’s default and with two reduced bandwidth settings (connection speed setting of 1Mb with 15- and 8-bit color) on a Windows...
  • Page 7 © 2010 Raritan Inc. Answer KX II provides a variety of settings in our remote clients for the user to optimize bandwidth and performance. The default settings will provide an at-the-rack level of performance in standard LAN/WAN environments with economical use of bandwidth.
  • Page 8 Yes. Dominion KX II features dual gigabit Ethernet ports to provide redundant failover capabilities. Should the primary Ethernet port (or the switch/router to which it is connected) fail, Dominion KX II will failover to the secondary network port with the same IP address – ensuring that server operations are not disrupted.
  • Page 9 Dominion KX II unit must be set to 100 MB/full duplex or the appropriate choice for its network.  Duplicate IP address. If the IP address of the Dominion KX II is the same as another device, network connectivity may be inconsistent. ...
  • Page 10 No. Dominion KX II is a completely self-sufficient appliance. After assigning an IP address to Dominion KX II, it’s ready to use – with Web browser and authentication capabilities completely built in. None. Dominion KX II can be accessed completely via a Web browser (although an optional installed client is provided on Raritan’s Web site,...
  • Page 11 With the Dominion KX II, you don’t have to use these hotkeys. Just click on the name of the blade server, and the Dominion KX II will automatically switch to that blade without the explicit use of the hotkey.
  • Page 12 No, you don’t have to. SMB customers are not required to use CommandCenter Secure Gateway to use the new blade features. Yes. Once blade servers are configured on the Dominion KX II, the CommandCenter Secure Gateway user can access them via KVM connections.
  • Page 13 Dominion KX II connects directly via hardware to the servers’ keyboard, video and mouse ports. Dominion KX II models range from 8, 16 or 32 server ports in a 1U chassis to 64 server ports in a 2U chassis. This is the industry’s highest digital KVM switch port density.
  • Page 14 Raritan’s Dominion SX line of secure console servers. For multiple serial devices, Dominion SX offers more serial functionality at a better price point than Dominion KX II. This SX is easy to use, configure and manage, and can be completely integrated with a Dominion series deployment.
  • Page 15 Dominion KX II’s on-screen display. The Dominion KX2-832 and KX2-864 feature an extended local port. The KX II eight-user models have a standard local port, plus a new extended local port that extends the local port, via Cat5 cable, beyond the rack to a control room, another point in the data center or to a Paragon II switch.
  • Page 16 © 2010 Raritan Inc. Answer The Dominion KX II front panel LED will notify the user of a power failure. An entry will also be sent to the audit log and displayed on the KX remote client user interface. If configured by the administrator, then SNMP or syslog events will be generated.
  • Page 17 Dominion KX II. Also note that when connected to Dominion KX II, Paragon CIMs transmit video at a distance of up to 150 feet (46 m), the same as Dominion KX II CIMs – not at 1,000 feet (304 m), as they do when connected to Paragon.
  • Page 18 – a consistent Raritan characteristic – Dominion series CIMs do not interoperate with Paragon. The Dominion KX II, as of Release 2.2.0, uses an embedded FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module running on a Linux platform per FIPS 140-2 implementation guidelines.
  • Page 19 For more information, see the FIPS 201 standards. All Dominion KX II models are supported. The Dominion KSX II and KX II-101 do not currently support smart cards and CAC.
  • Page 20 Dominion KX II default administrative username and password when the unit is first booted up. Dominion KX II contains a hardware reset button that can be used to factory reset the device, which will reset the administrative password on the device to the default password.

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