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Most network administrators are already familiar with the concept of using a console switch to create an out of band connection to network elements at a remote equipment site, but it might come as a surprise to some that a console switch can also be used to provide out of band access to a local [...]
A network power switch can provide network administrators and tech support personnel with an incredibly convenient tool for controlling power and reboot functions at off-site data centers and remote network equipment cabinets. In many cases, the remote reboot and power control functions provided by a network power switch can allow you to deal with power [...]
When managing network elements located in remote, offsite equipment racks, even simple tasks like power reboots are often made incredibly frustrating by the very remoteness of the equipment. If that crashed router or unresponsive server was located within arm’s reach instead of inside a remote equipment cabinet miles away, it would be easy to simply [...]
The biggest problem with managing remote network equipment sites is fairly obvious; due to the “remote” nature of these sites, it’s usually pretty difficult for an administrator to know exactly what’s going on at a remote site and if anything does go wrong, then the only way to fix it is an expensive, time consuming [...]
Most modern data centers actually include two separate networks; a main network and a secondary, maintenance network. Typically, the main network allows users to access files and communicate with other users, while the secondary maintenance network is used for out of band management, troubleshooting and testing.
In the past, most remote data centers depended on a single network for communication with the outside world. This worked quite well as long as the network was up and running, but if the network was down, then often there was no alternative means for network administrators to communicate with network elements in order to [...]
In today’s global economy, most large corporations have subsidiaries and division headquarters that may be strewn all over the world; many in remote, difficult-to-reach locations that can oftentimes only be reached after days of travel. The global nature of modern commerce is one of the main factors that makes out of band management solutions such [...]
Sometimes, out of band management is the only way to communicate with an extremely remote network element. This is particularly true when network devices are located on an oil rig, out in the middle of the Atlantic ocean; it’s fairly impractical (if not impossible) to run a hardwired line out to the middle of the [...]
These days, whenever the subject of remote network administration comes up, you’ll often hear the phrase “out of band” used. Most people have a vague idea that “out of band” refers to an alternative means to establish a remote connection with a piece of network equipment, outside of normal network communication. But just what exactly [...]
Given enough time, just about any computer network will eventually crash; that’s just the nature of networks. Ideally, your network shouldn’t crash on a regular basis, but when it does go down, how do you communicate with remote network elements in order to get the network up and running again? In cases like this, obviously, [...]
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