Transforming Systems Administration and
Data Center Management
Thinklogical's Console Server series of products enables network operations center (NOC) personnel, systems administrators, and IT professionals to securely access, manage and control local and remote serial console ports on equipment such as servers, routers, security appliances, network management and telco equipment. Thinklogical's Console Servers enable users to perform secure remote data center management and out-of-band management of IT assets at any moment, from any location.
Streamlining data center operations and improving business continuity are chief concerns among data center managers and IT professionals. Thinklogical's Console Servers address these needs with innovative features, scalability, and security unlike any other product in the marketplace today. Full distribution (non-embedded) Linux makes Thinklogical's Console Servers an excellent open source solution. In addition, Thinklogical's Console Servers employ comprehensive security features, such as SSH/SSL data encryption, remote authentication methods, a 256 FIFO buffer (per port) and supported network port bonding.
Thinklogical offers four lines of secure console servers:
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SCS and
SCS–R – single and dual hot-swappable power supplies and dual NIC and console connections
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Sentinel – 24 /7/ 365 access with hot-swappable power supplies, serial device modules, NICs and field replaceable CPU boards
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Site Sentinel – compact, 8-port, 48VDC power supply -- typical applications include Telco management
Features – SCS, SCS-R, Sentinel
Full distribution (non-embedded) Linux
Unique host keys generated upon setup
GUI for quick “out of the box” setup and deployment
Simple integration with Thinklogical's PDU 4/4 for remote power management
Dual universal hot-swappable power supplies
Single and dual (redundant) power models
DCE/DTE programmable (requiring half the number of adapters)
OpenSSH, OpenLDAP, NIS, TACACS+
AC or DC power available
Dual NIC, dual console option
Internal modem option
Built in writable 1 GB flash drive (larger drives available upon request)
PCMCIA 32-bit CardBus option
SSH directly to port/IP (no charge option)
Field updates via RPM
Multiple concurrent SSH sessions
Manage up to 48 servers or devices
256K True FIFO audit trail per device port
Port access via 10/100 Base-T network connection or local terminal
Access administration functions securely from a local terminal or over the network
