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Dominion KX II - FAQ
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Dominion KX II
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What is Dominion KX II? Dominion KX II is a second generation digital KVM (keyboard, video,
mouse) switch that enables one, two, four or eight IT administrators to
access and control 8, 16, 32 or 64 servers over the network with BIOS-
level functionality. Dominion KX II is completely hardware- and OS-
independent; users can troubleshoot and reconfigure servers even
when servers are down.
At the rack, Dominion K
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer How do the new features of Dominion KX II has many new and exciting features, including virtual TM the Dominion KX II compare media, Absolute Mouse Synchronization , dual power, dual gigabit to the KX I? Ethernet, common Web-based user interfaces, next-generation local ports, etc. See the “Features and Benefits” tab on the KX II Web pages at www.raritan.com/KXII How do I migrate from the In general, KX I customers can continue to use their existing sw
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer In order to access Dominion Because Dominion KX II is completely Web-accessible, it doesn’t KX II from a client, what require customers to install proprietary software on clients used for hardware, software or access. (An optional installed client is available on www.raritan.com; network configuration is this is required for access by an external modem.) required? Dominion KX II can be accessed through major Web browsers, ® ® including: Internet E
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer TM Universal Virtual Media Which Dominion KX II All Dominion KX II models support virtual media. It is available stand- models support virtual alone and through CommandCenter Secure Gateway, Raritan’s media? centralized management appliance. Which types of virtual media Dominion KX II supports the following types of media: internal and USB- does the Dominion KX II connected CD/DVD drives, USB mass storage devices, PC hard drives support? and ISO images
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer Ethernet and IP Networking How is bandwidth used in Dominion KX II offers next-generation KVM-over-IP technology – the KVM-over-IP systems? very best video compression available. Raritan has received numerous technical awards confirming its high video quality transmissions and the low bandwidth utilization. The Dominion KX II digitizes, compresses and encrypts the keyboard, video and mouse signals from the target server and transmits IP packets ove
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer How much bandwidth does Bandwidth primarily depends on the user’s task and actions. The more KX II use for common the server’s video screen changes, the more bandwidth is utilized. tasks? The table below summarizes some standard use cases at Dominion KX II’s default and with two reduced bandwidth settings (connection speed setting of 1Mb with 15- and 8-bit color) on a Windows XP target server (1024 x 768 resolution) over a 100 Mb/s LAN: User Task D
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer How can I reduce KX II provides a variety of settings in our remote clients for the user to bandwidth? optimize bandwidth and performance. The default settings will provide an at-the-rack level of performance in standard LAN/WAN environments with economical use of bandwidth. Bandwidth management settings include the connection speed and color depth. To reduce bandwidth: Connection speed. Reducing the connection speed can significantly reduce the
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer I have a high bandwidth The default settings will provide strong performance in a high bandwidth environment. How can I environment. optimize performance? Ensure that the connection speed is set to 100 Mb or 1 Gb and the color depth is set to 15-bit RGB color. What is the speed of Dominion KX II supports gigabit as well as 10/100 Ethernet. KX II Dominion KX II’s Ethernet supports two 10/100/1000 speed Ethernet interfaces, with configurable interface
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer I’m having problems The Dominion KX II relies on your LAN/WAN network. Some possible connecting to the Dominion problems include: KX II over my IP network. Ethernet auto-negotiation. On some networks, 10/100 auto- What could be the problem? negotiation does not work properly and the Dominion KX II unit must be set to 100 MB/full duplex or the appropriate choice for its network. Duplicate IP address. If the IP address of the Dominion KX II is
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer What if I have an external The Dominion KX II can access external servers via their IPv6 server with an IPv6 address addresses, for example, an SNMP Manager, syslog server or LDAP that I want to use with my server. Dominion KX II? Using the Dominion KX II’s dual-stack architecture, these external servers can be accessed via (1) an IPv4 address, (2) IPv6 address or (3) hostname. So the Dominion KX II supports the mixed IPv4/IPv6 environment many cust
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer What should I do to prepare Simply set the mouse parameters in order to provide users with the best a server for connection to mouse synchronization during remote connections, as well as turning off Dominion KX II? the power management features that affect screen display. However, if the Absolute Mouse Synchronization is supported through the new D2CIM-VUSB adapter, then manually setting the mouse parameters isn’t necessary. What comes in the The foll
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer I’m an SMB customer with No, you don’t have to. SMB customers are not required to use a few Dominion KX IIs. CommandCenter Secure Gateway to use the new blade features. Must I use your CommandCenter Secure Gateway management station? I’m an enterprise customer Yes. Once blade servers are configured on the Dominion KX II, the using CommandCenter CommandCenter Secure Gateway user can access them via KVM Secure Gateway. Can I connections. In additio
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer Which types of servers can Dominion KX II is completely vendor independent. Any server with be connected to Dominion standard-compliant keyboard, video and mouse ports can be connected. KX II? How do I connect servers to Servers that connect to the Dominion KX II require a Dominion or Dominion KX II? Paragon CIM, which connects directly to the keyboard, video and mouse ports of the server. Then, connect each CIM to Dominion KX II using standard UTP (un
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer How do I connect a serially If there are only a few serially controlled devices, they may be controlled (RS-232) device connected to a Dominion KX II using Raritan’s P2CIM-SER serial to Dominion KX II, such as a converter. ® Cisco router/switch or a headless Sun server? However, if there are four or more serially controlled devices, we recommend the use of Raritan’s Dominion SX line of secure console servers. For multiple serial devices, Dominion SX
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer If I use the local port to Yes. The local port presentation is identical and completely in sync with change the name of a remote access clients, as well as Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure connected server, does this Gateway management appliance. To be clear, if the name of a server change propagate to remote via the Dominion KX II on-screen display is changed, this updates all access clients as well? remote clients and external management servers in real
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer If a power supply or input The Dominion KX II front panel LED will notify the user of a power fails, will I be notified? failure. An entry will also be sent to the audit log and displayed on the KX remote client user interface. If configured by the administrator, then SNMP or syslog events will be generated. Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (PDU) Control What type of remote power Raritan’s intelligent PDUs can be connected to the Dominion KX II to
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer How do I connect multiple Multiple Dominion KX II units do not need to be physically connected Dominion KX II devices together. Instead, each Dominion KX II unit connects to the network, together into one solution? and they automatically work together as a single solution if deployed with Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure Gateway management appliance. CommandCenter Secure Gateway acts as a single access point for remote access and management. CommandC
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer Can I use Dominion KX II No. Dominion KX II computer interface modules (CIMs) transmit video at computer interface modules ranges of 50 feet to 150 feet (15 m – 46 m) and thus do not work with (CIMs) with Paragon, Paragon, which requires CIMs that transmit video at a range of 1,000 Raritan’s analog matrix feet (304 m). To ensure that all Raritan’s customers experience the very KVM switch? best quality video available in the industry – a consistent Rarit
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer Can I upload my own digital Yes. Customers can upload self-signed or certificate authority-provided certificate to the Dominion digital certificates to the Dominion KX II for enhanced authentication and KX II? secure communication. Smart Cards and CAC Authentication Does Dominion KX II Yes. Smart cards and DoD common access cards (CAC) authentication support smart card and to target servers is supported by Release 2.1.10 and greater. CAC authenticatio
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Dominion KX II - FAQ Question Answer Can I back up and restore Yes. Dominion KX II’s device and user configurations can be completely Dominion KX II’s backed up for later restoration in the event of a catastrophe. configuration? Dominion KX II’s backup and restore functionality can be used remotely over the network, or through your Web browser. What auditing or logging For complete accountability, Dominion KX II logs all major user events does Dominion KX II offer? with a date and time
