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Create new space

"We had major space requirements," said

Patrick. "The KVM switches we had were

outdated and were limited in their reach.

The cable wires were too short and it was an

absolute octopus of wires running from here

to there. It was way too complicated to be

cleaned-up. Also, there was no way to get

reliable remote access data to the servers

from home or outside the office without

being physically on-site at the data center.

Coupled with the major issue of vendor sup-

port and how to enable our vendors to have

secure remote access, the old KVM switches

just weren't effective anymore."

MHP turned to Avocent to help reduce the

redundancy, move the servers from regional

data centers to the centralized mega data

centers and enable secure remote access

functionality for vendors.

"We have two different places where Avocent

systems are deployed," said Patrick. "We do

all our desktop testing and management

across the DS1800 units in our build room.

In the data center itself we use the DSR4160

switches and have so far installed 20 of 35

for the Cincinnati mega data center."

MHP's server environment consists of

approximately 150 Windows NT and

Windows 2000 servers, 13 Novell servers and

23 Unix servers. Through the consolidation

sponsored by CHP, the Cincinnati mega cen-

ter would house an additional 550 Windows

NT/2000 servers. Patrick noted that CHP

selected the Avocent solution because it

allows multiple users per switch, has true IP

connectivity, is reliable, handles NT domain

authentication, and allows remote access for

administration of servers.

Improved security with Avocent KVM

"One of the problems we had with the tradi-

tional KVM was once someone had signed-in

to the data center they could hop on any

server they wanted – there was no security

log," he said. "With Avocent's DSView

software, we can lock down who can gain

access to each server, when they can have

access, and monitor any activity. It also

improves the access to administrators working

on the servers. Now, we can get to them

from anywhere we need to."

Patrick explained that because the Avocent

solution authenticates against the NT

domain, they were able to establish practices

and procedures for vendor access that would

allow either no access or limited access for

vendors or other users.

"Under the vendor support model, we can

watch who is in the system and it allows peo-

ple who are watching others to do their work

rather than just simply watch the vendors,"

he noted. "At the same time, someone can

jump in and help out without fighting for

mouse control like on application-based

remote viewers. Our analysts can be more

efficient in their work because they are at

their desk rather than in the data center

where no one can reach them. This solution

allows us to get our everyday business done."

Optimistic about the future

Patrick was also impressed with Avocent's

commitment to research and development,

and providing quality products that improve

data center functionality.

"The biggest features that appealed to us

were product enhancements, quality control

and dedication to the product. The fact that

Avocent was doing a lot of R&D on the

product was very important to us. We knew

that anyone investing in that much R&D

would continue to enhance and improve their

products. It shows that end-user comments

can have influence on future enhancements."

Patrick recognized the importance of buying

a switch that can be upgraded without doing

a full switch replacement. And, he appreciat-

ed the ability to be in one building and have

the servers in another. He also acknowledged

that they were able to do the consolidation

because the Avocent technologies allowed

regional administration while maintaining a

centralized data center.

"It's been one of the best purchases this

company has made and has enabled us to do

tons of cost saving features and initiatives,"

he said. "We've definitely cut data center

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space. With the migration of the other center

to ours, the total cost effective footprint has

been expanded with the release of more mon-

itors, keyboards, and space around the data

center to manage those servers. It has allowed

for other initiatives to go on as well that

wouldn't have taken place without Avocent.

"Avocent switches are the most expandable,

non-cost based expansion option out there.

It's scalable, reliable and customizable. It's

managed to fit the needs of what we are real-

ly looking for in a product. The built-in

administrative tools that came out in the last

release are phenomenal – remote deployment

of the firmware upgrade, the administrative

Web view as well as SNMP. There's no other

switch out there that does it," Patrick con-

cluded.

About Avocent

Avocent is the leading worldwide supplier of

KVM switching and connectivity solutions

that provide IT managers with access and

control of multiple servers and network data

center devices. Avocent was formed in July

2000 by the merger of leading industry inno-

vators Cybex Computer Products

Corporation and Apex Inc. Avocent's KVM

solutions are distributed by the world's

largest server manufacturers and installed in

Fortune 100 companies around the world.

Headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., Avocent

has locations in Redmond, Wash.; Sunrise,

Fla.; Chelmsford, Mass.; Austin, Texas;

Shannon, Ireland; London; Steinhagen,

Germany; Tokyo; China and Singapore. Visit

www.avocent.com

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about Avocent products.

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