KCS6000

KCS6000 consolidates communications and IT infrastructure management at the rack

The KCS6000 is a simple solution that rack mounts or slots into the back of an existing LCD console drawer

The KCS6000 Administers USB and Serial Connected Consoles

Serial Management USB and SerialConnected Consoles

Serial Management USB and SerialConnected Consoles

The KCS6000 Administers Service Processors: DRAC, iLO, AlOM, IBM RSA, Supermicro. Access BMC sensors, SOL Serial over LAN, and reboot servers.

Serial Management USB and SerialConnected Consoles

IP Management Network Connected Consoles

The KCS6000 administers existing KVM devices and now allows for remote access to legacy devices.

Serial Management USB and SerialConnected Consoles

IP Management Network Connected Consoles

KVM Management Network Connected Consoles

Serial Management USB and SerialConnected Consoles

IP Management Network Connected Consoles

KVM Management Network Connected Consoles

The KCS6000 provides complete access, both Local and Remote.

KCS6000 Features

Ethernet, serial, USB connectivity to managed devices Embedded browser, terminal emulator, VNC & RDP clients enable

management of virtually any IT or communications equipment Manage server and network consoles (text, web or graphical) Service processor control (iLO, RSA, DRAC, ALOM, IPMI) One appliance manages from hardware level (fans / power) up to

applications running on virtual servers

KCS6000 Hardware Specifications

Two models AC/DC power options Opengear Classic or Cisco RJ pinout PS/2 , VGA, USB video/keyboard/mouse 4/16 RS232 serial & external modem AMD Geode LX800 500MHz 10/100 LAN USB 2.0 128MB RAM 1GB USB flash

Serial Modem 10/100 USB

KCS6104 4 1 1 4

KCS6116 16 1 1 4

ConfigureConnect

Embedded browser Terminal emulator SSH client VNC viewer RDP client IPMI Tools

Logs/StatusCustomSystem

Once logged into the KCS you can Configure

(set passwords & IP address & enable

services), review the Status / Logs, build your own Custom

connections or Connect (access

networked or serial/USB devices

using the embedded clients)

KCS6000 KVM Console Server

Serial Embedded rxvt terminal emulator connects to the

device on the selected serial port

KCS6000 KVM Console Server

Firefox BrowserHTTP/HTTPS connection

to local networked consoles (e.g. Cisco

router or service processor) and remote

web sites

KCS6000 Web Browser

KCS6000 VNC Server

VNC Select Connect: VNC, click on the VNC server to be accessed and the VNC Viewer client will be started

SSH The embedded OpenSSH ensures secure access to local and remote consoles

KCS6000 OpenSSH

IPMI The ipmitools

program enables you to manage

BMCs and service processors

KCS6000 IPMI Tools

KCS6000 Microsoft Remote Desktop

RDP The rdesktop program sets up an RDP connection to

the Remote Desktop server in selected Windows

computer

Add/Delete/Edit All these tools and connections can be

customized ... And you can add custom applications (e.g. power manager) and scripts

KCS6000 Customized Tools

KCS6000 also includes the full console server functionality: Secure AAA remote access Local monitors, logs and alerts In band and out of band NUT and power management Clustering Central Nagios mgt Multiple concurrent users Extensible - CDK open source

KCS6000 Console Server Functions

KCS6000 monitors and controls UPS, power strips and IPMI power units

KCS6000 NUT & Power Management

Nagios UPS Checks

KCS6000 supports Nagios Monitoring which performs checks on your systems so you can be alerted to mission critical problems before they happen.

Our advanced monitoring abilities will alert you before your batteries completely drain, letting you safely shutdown connected servers.

Maintain Uptime

Stay Informed

Reduce Time to Repair

Safely Shutdown Servers

Out-Of-Band Network Access

Local access Connect to existing KVM network Direct connect LCD drawer HTTPS over mgt LAN

Remote access Embedded VNC server Existing KVMoIP network SDT Connection (SSH tunneled UDP/TCP)

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Local VNC or HTTPS (over

Mgt LAN)

Remote PC(VNC and SDT

over VPN or OoB)

Serial & USB consoles

18 U

Network consoles

KCS6000

Local LCD Drawer (VGA connect)

Local & remote KVM/KVMoIP

KCS6000 Local & Remote Control

KCS6000 Clustering

Cluster distributed console servers (up to 1000 serial ports) All port configuration and access through one IP address Master connects to Slave with SSH Secure - Public Key Authentication Slave console servers can be

distributed locally on a LAN

or remotely around

the world

KCS6000 Next Generation KVM Console Server

Enables local administrators to interact directly with all the equipment in the rack.

Provides secure In-Band & Out-of-Band local management for all the equipment in the rack.

Protects existing KVM and KVMoIP infrastructure investment by enabling it to manage switches, routers, legacy systems, service processors, power, and more.

KCS6000