Avocent ACS 8000 Advanced Console Servers -Basic Overview

The Avocent ACS8000 advanced console server series offers upgraded and advanced features that deliver scalable and high performance solutions for IT administrators.

What is a serial console server?

A console server (also referred to as console access server, console management server, serial concentrator, or serial console server) is a device or service that provides access to the system console of a computing device via networking technologies.

What is the purpose of a console server?

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A Console Server, commonly used as an Out-of-Band Management Solution, ensures that on-site infrastructure is accessible, even during system or network outages. They can be used to reconfigure, reboot and reimage remotely across the internet or WANs.

How does a console server work?

The console server, which has the general apearance of a router or switch, occupies one unit of rack space and connects to the local network in the same manner as all the other network nodes. Each of its 48 serial ports connects through a serial cable to the console (serial) port on a server.

What does console mean?

transitive verb. : to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort console a widow I consoled myself with the thought that things could be much worse

What is Avocent KVM?

The Avocent MergePoint Unity KVM over IP Switch provides IT administrators a complete remote management solution to access and control servers, networking equipment and other devices found in data centers and branch offices. ... Remote KVM sessions support HTML5 which eliminates the need to install a Java on clients.