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07-05-2009, 04:56 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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KVM over IP
Hi, has anyone have experience using SecureLinx Spider?
lantronix.com/it-management/kvm-over-ip/securelinx-spider.html
I'm interested in their Virtual Media support feature.
Does anyone know if I can re-install OS remotely with this?
I've gone through their manuals and the closest they covered was mounting as a virtual USB drive.
Thanks for any help.
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07-05-2009, 05:16 PM #2Rockin' the beer gut
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07-05-2009, 05:26 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Dougy, Are you doing this a Windows target. I have a suspicion that things like drive redirection and attaching to a share will work only if the target machine will be running windows.
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07-05-2009, 06:04 PM #4WHT Addict
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We have these in our data center and you can certainly install an OS with them even if there is no OS on the machine or if your inside Linux. As long as the OS you are installing will recognize the virtual drive you should have no issue. I've done it personally with CentOS, Debian, Fedora, and Windows. FreeBSD tends to have issues detecting the drive but you can boot a FreeBSD ISO and then do a net install.
Mounting over a share can be done with a Windows or Linux share. I've done it with both as well. Doing the drive or ISO redirection from your local machine works great too. If you're not local to the server the install can take awhile but it still works.Last edited by Ryan G - Limestone; 07-05-2009 at 06:08 PM.
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07-05-2009, 06:09 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Check page 45 here: http://www.lantronix.com/pdf/Spider_UG.pdf (and appendix B)
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07-05-2009, 09:02 PM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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Cool! Thanks guys! I had a feeling that you're able to do that. Needed confirmation.
Haha, it was the hosting company's technician that told me otherwise. Anyone heard of didedicated.com? Like their fast response though.
Thanks again!
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07-06-2009, 12:03 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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07-06-2009, 12:13 AM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hmm.. Didn't really thought of that... Roughly how long would it take?
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07-06-2009, 12:15 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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07-06-2009, 12:20 AM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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LOL! 5 Hours
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07-06-2009, 08:12 AM #13Rockin' the beer gut
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People people people.. net installs!
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07-06-2009, 09:33 AM #14Junior Guru Wannabe
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Haha, i dun really get the windows server to KVM part. Think i'll play with it when i get the server. Seems like many hosting companies don't set up servers during the weekend.
Oh, btw, what about drivers and stuff? Is reinstalling a server, same a reinstalling a normal computer at home? Or are there advanced configuration and stuff?
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07-06-2009, 09:48 AM #15Rockin' the beer gut
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Reinstalling a server is pretty straightforward *IF* you have a common chipset that has support in the kernel, otherwise you're stuck building one.
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07-06-2009, 09:55 AM #16Junior Guru Wannabe
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It depends on what OS you're installing but in most cases you'll be just fine, Windows may need some drivers but Linux should be straight forward if you doing a minimal server install (no GUI)
Regarding the spider experience, I ran into connection issues with the spider virtual media on several occasions so i stopped using it but it's very good KVM overall.Web Hosting - Reseller Hosting - VPS - Dedicated Servers - Cloud Hosting - Email Marketing
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