DELL POWER SOLUTIONS Re
rinted from Dell Power Solutions
May 2006. Copyright © 2006 Dell Inc. All rights reserve
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SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
W
th inte
rated KVM (keyboard, video, mouse)
echnology, Dell Remote Console Switches enable
administrators to mana
e servers re
ardless of location.
Like the previous-
eneration Dell 2161DS switch, the
Dell 2161DS-2 allows for simultaneous access by two
emote users and one local user. The Dell 4161DS switch
however, allows for simultaneous access by up to four
emote users
or three remote users and one local user
see Figure 1
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D
ll 21
1D
-2
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41
1D
wi
h
h f
r
Digital Share Mode, which allows multiple users to access
e same server simu
taneous
y. In a
ition, t
e 2161DS-2
and 4161DS include
er
ormance enhancements over
revious-generation De
Remote Conso
e Switc
es. T
ese
switches use an al
orithm developed by Avocent called
Dambrackas Video Compression™ (DVC). Specifically
o
timized
or interactive user sessions o
KVM over IP,
DVC provides extremely high compression rates
or video
data. This technolo
y enables a near–real-time experience
y improvin
color depth (15-bit rather than 7-bit) and
y minimizing mouse response latency
Encryption an
compression a
orit
ms are a
so
embedded in the switch hardware. Video quality throu
local and remote sessions can achieve resolutions of up to
1,024×768. A hi
her resolution o
1,280×1,024 can be
obtained with specialized adapters for local sessions. Wit
the Dell 2161DS-2 and 4161DS switches, inter
acin
wit
remote systems can
e just
i
e using t
e
ey
oar
, vi
eo,
and mouse that are directly attached to the computer
BY R
BERT BERN
TEIN AND MAX A. BENHAM
Improving Real-Time Access
to Data Center Servers
with Dell 2161D
-2 and 4161D
Remote
onsole
witches
The Dell
™
2161DS-2 and 4161DS Remote Console Switches are designed to provide
KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) control of up to 256 attached servers with expanded
access and improved performance. Incorporating KVM over IP
™
technology from
Avocent, the rack-mountable Dell 2161DS-2 and 4161DS switches can give admin-
istrators flexible, centralized control of servers over a single IP connection.
Related Categories:
Avocent
Dell PowerConnect switches
Keyboard, video, mouse (KVM)
Systems management
Visit www.dell.com/powersolutions
for the complete category index.
i
ure 1. Dell 4161D
Remote
onsole
witch
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