[geeks] KVM for Sun Sparc Servers with USB keyboards

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, hike wrote:

> all the sparcs on the kvms are servers and workstation (sun blade 100) that
> use USB keyboards and mice.
> they do not permit serial consoles.

What happens when you tell OpenBoot to use a serial console?
         setenv input-device ttya
         setenv output-device ttya

I've used SharkRack KVMs on Sun equipment with good results, but SharkRack
equipment tends to be overpriced for what it is.

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