[mdlug] Serial I/O Card

[Michael ORourke]

Tim,

You really didn't say about how many machines total you were trying to hook 
up.  But from the sounds of it, you might have a few cabinets of 6 
servers...?  I would definetly look into a Cyclades box (which run on 
Linux).  I just did a search on eBay and saw a couple of them listed for 
~$500 with at least 16 ports.

-Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Pritts" <danno at umich.edu>
To: "MDLUG's Main discussion list" <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [mdlug] Serial I/O Card


> They're not cheap, but i'd recommend a dedicated terminal server
> like a cyclades or digi; much less hassle, much easier to set up,
> needs less maintenance.
>
> Make sure whatever you buy is "sun break safe".
>
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 08:48:19AM -0500, Morris, Tim wrote:
>> Greetings all!
>>
>> I have been tasked with (possibly) setting up a serial console server
>> for a few of our Sun racks. I'm planning on building a linux-rack-pc to
>> use as the master system (and connecting to the Suns using picocom or
>> something). I was wondering if any of you have experiences with the Syba
>> SD-PCI-6S PCI-based 6-port serial IO card.
>>
>> <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124025>
>>
>> Any alternatives are also welcome. Currently we have a total of about 6
>> (V440s) per rack, but I was thinking of buying 2 cards for
>> expandability, or possibly 2 4-port cards.
>>
>> Any insights or suggestions are welcomed!
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Tim Morris
>> Systems Engineer
>> Siemens Automation and Drives
>> UGS PLM Software
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