What is a console server?
I recently had a chance to set up and then work with a console server. This was a first for me and so useful a device that I've become convinced that any systems administrator with more than a dozen systems to manage should know something about how console servers work and the service they can provide.
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your topic was very helpful.
your topic was very helpful. I was googling it for many days. thanksThanks for the message
Hi Sandra,I am now clear about the console access method and about its connection.
My precious thanks to you.