These small little handy-dandy devices seem to get more and more popular. Anyone here chipped in for a JetKVM yet? Looks and sounds pretty solid. Are there a lot of you that have aquired a nanoKVM?

  • ReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldEnglish
    410·
    9 months ago

    OK, I’ve read the wiki entry but I still don’t understand what KVM is, or why it’s needed. The last time I visited a data center - every server rack came with a laptop-esque looking control unit. What problem does KVM comes to solve? What does this invention improve upon a traditional KVM?

    • ShortN0te@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      This is not the invention of an IP KVM, those are old. This product just offers the functionality of an IP KVM for very little money.

    • 486@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      It lets you remotely control a server as if you were sitting in front of a screen and keyboard directly attached to it.

    • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Afaik this is for servers without a built-in KVM like e.g. self built servers or repurposed workstations.