IBM Netbay 2X8 KVM Console Switch – 09N4291

IBM console switches allow direct management access to large computer networks without utilizing network or server resources. This reduces costs by optimizing valuable time, space, power and minimizing hardware requirements. ServerProven enterprise solutions help you achieve secure, nonintrusive, reliable and easy-to-administer server management via a console (keyboard, monitor and mouse). The IBM family of console switches helps IT professionals optimize time, physical space, power and minimize hardware requirements. The family consists of two models – the four-port and eight-port.

The 2×8 Console Switch is an eight-system switch offering multi-user flexibility for network operations. It has two user ports to accommodate multiple user consoles and ports for connecting up to eight systems. This switch offers the advantage of larger server capacity and a second console that provides multi-user capability, redundancy and remote access.