Switchless KVM Solution helps SMBs manage servers.
Press Release Summary:
Designed to simplify server maintenance, MasterConsole(TM) Z enables one user to access and manage up to 64 multi-platform connected through Cat5e daisy-chain configuration. Servers can be added anywhere in chain, which can be up to 700 ft long. Through hi-res on-screen user interface, IT administrator can select servers to manage and troubleshoot by user-defined port names. Features include automatic video tuning and keep-alive keyboard/mouse emulation.
Original Press Release:
Raritan Introduces MasterConsole Z to Help Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Manage Servers
- Secure, BIOS-level Access and Control of up to 64 Servers -
SOMERSET, N.J. (May 30, 2006) -- Raritan - a leading provider of solutions to simplify IT operations - today introduced MasterConsole(TM) Z, a switchless KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) solution designed to help small and mid-sized businesses simplify server maintenance.
MasterConsole Z enables one user to access and manage up to 64 servers, including multiple platforms, connected through a Cat5e daisy-chain configuration. Requiring only a small user station and a Computer Interface Module for each server, MasterConsole Z works without a traditional switch. The server-to-server, daisy-chain configuration simplifies installation by eliminating the need to run server-to-switch coax cables. Servers can be added anywhere in the chain, which can be up to 700 feet long.
Through a high-resolution on-screen user interface, an IT administrator can select servers to manage and troubleshoot by user-defined port names. MasterConsole Z delivers an "at- the-rack" experience with innovative features, such as Raritan's Automatic Video Tuning (AVT) -- which preserves high-resolution video quality over the Cat5 cable -- and "keep-alive" keyboard/mouse emulation to prevent annoying keyboard lock up.
MasterConsole Z is designed to meet the management needs and budgets of businesses with small to mid-sized server rooms and data centers, as well as businesses with servers distributed in several locations in a building.
"MasterConsole Z is equipped with the industry's best-performing BIOS-level KVM access-and-control technology," said Raritan Product Manager Scott McGlinchey. "For customers that need remote access and control to servers at longer distances, our MasterConsole family includes a KVM-over-IP solution. Our cost-effective solutions help businesses improve operations uptime and reduce maintenance costs."
MasterConsole Z starts at $575 (U.S. List Price) and is available worldwide through Raritan's extensive reseller channel and distributors.
About Raritan (Raritan.com)
Raritan, based in Somerset, N.J., is a leading provider of products for managing IT equipment and the mission-critical applications and services that run on it. Raritan's highly reliable and responsive IT management solutions - based on KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switches, serial console servers, management software and remote connectivity products - enable companies to proactively monitor and manage system health and vulnerability, as well as troubleshoot, access and repair faults from anywhere, at anytime. This simplifies and accelerates data center work processes - improving service uptime and staff productivity. Raritan's solutions are used to manage more than 50,000 data centers and other IT sites around the world. Raritan also serves the OEM market by developing advanced, hardware-based, remote-management components based on digital KVM-over-IP and IPMI technology. Founded in 1985, Raritan is celebrating more than 20 years of technical innovation. Raritan has 36 offices worldwide, and its products are distributed in 76 countries. For more information, please visit Raritan.com.
