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Raritan expands Dominion KX II portfolio

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DELHI: Raritan, a provider in IT infrastructure management solutions, today announced that it has expanded its Dominion KX II portfolio with the introduction of two enterprise-class KVM-over-IP switches.

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These new switches support eight concurrent remote users, and offer new productivity features to help IT administrators in accessing and managing data center servers.

Designed for customers requiring secure server access from anywhere, the new Dominion KX2-864 and KX II-832 switches enable multiple IT administrators -- eight remote and two local users -- to access up to 64 and 32 servers, respectively, said a press release.

The KX II provides BIOS-level access, so that all servers, including blades, are always accessible -- even if a server’s operating system is not working, it added.

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It also enables remote installation of software, file transfers, data backup and diagnostics with its Universal Virtual Media feature, and can control power to servers with optional remote power strips.

Sanjay Motwani, regional manager India and Middle East said that when customers asked for tools to manage the growing, higher-density server rooms, they responded with their enterprise-class Dominion KX II switches.

Peter Suriani, Raritan director of Product Management added, “Raritan was the first to bring to market 32-port and 64-port digital KVM switches – and is the only company that offers 64-port digital KVM switches.”

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He further said that they also are more cost effective on a per-port basis and from a maintenance support perspective than deploying multiple smaller switches. The 864, for example, is more cost effective than four 2X16 switches.

Raritan’s new Extended Local Port feature, which is available on the KX2-864 and KX2-832 switches, helps increase productivity by extending the local port to another system or spot in the data center, or to a Raritan Paragon II switch for consolidated access.

The new feature, for example, can provide extended access in a control room or NOC or extend access to an area adjacent to a data center, added the release.

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