HP IP Console Switches G2 with Virtual Media

HP's IP Console Switch G2 with Virtual Media and Common Access Card (CAC) support is a key component in managing the heterogeneous data center and along with the IP Console Viewer software allows remote access to multiple servers running various operating systems. Virtual Media capability allows a removable drive or ISO image to be remotely mapped to an attached server in the data center or a remote office for software installations and upgrades. An intuitive Local Console User Interface provides menus for configuration, virtual media, display, and even security and upgrades from the local console that is the same as the On Board Web Interface (OBWI) used for remote management. The term CAC stands for Common Access Card, also known as “Smart Cards”. The CAC allows government agencies and other companies to implement two-factor authentication to increase security of their Datacenters. The HP IP Console Switch G2 with Virtual Media appliance adds support for reading and transmitting USB CCID Generic Smart Card/CAC data from user station (local or remote) to end server.

In cascaded environments the HP IP Console Switch G2 with Virtual Media & CAC can allow an administrator to manage up to 1024 servers across two tiers from a single local console. When tiered with additional HP Server Console Switches with Virtual Media application installations and upgrades can be pushed through to any server on any of the two tiers from the local console or remotely.

HP's new G2 Console Switches with Virtual Media provide improved functionality, performance, and security to the datacenter.

• Smart Card / Common Access Card (CAC) support
• AES encryption
• True Serial – access using SSH or Telnet compliant clients
• DVD media format Support
• Video resolution supporting up to 1600 x 1200 on both the local port as well as remote consoles.
  • Widescreen video support modes include; 1680 x 1050, 1440 x 900, 1280 x 800, 1024 x 640, 800 x 500
• Tiering port.
  • The HP IP Console Switch G2 with Virtual Media can be tiered underneath the HP Server Console Switch G2 with Virtual Media. – For companies requiring direct remote access in every rack can now aggregate local access to the IP Console Switches for a row of racks to a single console as well as at each rack giving them 2 local users.
• 8 and 32 port switches for wider range of rack density support.
• Supports existing Interface Adapters.
• Dual-stack IPv6 with stateless auto configuration
• Support for DVD-ROM data over virtual media
• Syslog support
• Dual Power supplies for fail-over redundancy
• Dual GigE NICs for fail-over redundancy.
• • Only supports USB KB and Mouse for local console.

• Improved video resolution support provides superior local and remote video performance .
• VM and CAC Interface Adapters are USB 1.1 full-speed devices. Virtual Media data throughput is approximately 6x CD-ROM speed.
• he USB 2.0 High-speed VM Interface Adapter support data throughput speeds of approximately 12x CD-ROM speed.

• HP IP Console Viewer is an intuitive and customizable client software which allows all KVM functions to be handled remotely from anywhere on the LAN or WAN and will manage any HP IP Console Switch as well as HP Serial Console Servers.
• Virtual media and local USB pass-through provide an easy method of updating and installing firmware, applications, and operating systems either locally or remotely. SNMP functionality on the IP Console Switches with Virtual Media quickly alert administrators to events as well as potential problems.
• The local console user interface is the same as the on-board web interface and provides all management tasks for the appliance.

• Keyboard, mouse, video and virtual media can be encrypted using one of 4 different methods; AES, 128 bit SSL, DES, or DES3.
• Two-factor authentication using Smart Cards / CAC
• Passwords can be set for local and remote access as well as the management port.
• Local security sets access rights and permissions for all users and administrators.
• Included Microsoft Active Directory authentication via LDAP makes it even easier to manage users access rights improving security.

• VM and Smart Card / CAC Interface Adapters.
• High Speed USB 2 VM Interface Adapters.
• True Serial access using the Serial G2 Interface Adapter.
• KVM functions work with all existing HP Cat5 based PS2, USB, and Serial Interface Adapters.

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• Out of band data center management.
• Heterogeneous server and appliance support.
• HP Console Switches G2 with Virtual Media offer both local KVM access and high performance KVM/IP access so servers can be managed from anywhere, anytime. .
• Included Directory Services Integration via LDAP for enterprise wide authentication.
• Virtual media and Smart Card / CAC support.

• High performance remote KVM access means that you can manage your remote site as if you were actually there, including software maintenance and installation using virtual media.
• Keyboard, mouse, video and virtual media encryption for all data transfers ensures that all your data is kept secure.
• Included Directory Services Integration for enterprise wide authentication
• Virtual media is available when using either the USB 2.0 or PS2 Interface Adapters with Virtual Media.

• KVM and KVM/IP access is available for any server that has a standard PS2 keyboard/mouse and VGA or USB keyboard/mouse and VGA connections. Additionally, servers can be running any operating system - there is no software or hardware to install on attached servers
• Serial managed devices or servers can also be accessed using the Serial Interface Adapter
• Individual BladeSystem BL servers can be managed using the BladeSystem Cat5 KVM Interface Adapter