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Accessory Vendor Info
Ø Nu-Data non-BREAK adapters
Ø PC Weasel in-server cards
Ø ASP Technology
² CatWalk interface
² Power interface for Xyplex, Digi
Ø DataTran passive signal tracers
² If you can find them, BUY THEM!
² Two LEDS are better than one…
Nu-Data is the sole source for a “Non-aborting Serial Console Adapter” (part
number 4723), but their website PDF links have been broken for longer than I
can remember. The units cost about $100 per port, which is OK if you only
have a few devices that you need to protect. If you have 10 or more devices to
protect, you should consider getting a Sun-safe console server device instead.
http://www.nudata.com/ v) 800.844.5757 f) 732.905.5708
http://www.nudata.com/workstationproducts1.htm
Real Weasel produces the PC-Weasel cards. This is the sweetest solution I
know for MS-OS machines, and their PCI version has been out for about a
year now. It gives you soft power control, and gets around the BIOS limitation
in systems with Smart NICs and Smart drive controllers. They also have a
couple other references on their web site for other hardware solutions, but
none is as sweet, in my opinion. Clever Canucks! Try the web demo!
http://www.realweasel.com/ v) 403.705.2025 f) 403.705.2026
http://www.realweasel.com/oph.html
ASP Technology sells a console server application, but they are clever
hardware hackers as well. The in-line dongles for the power leads on Xyplex
and Digi product make them Sun-safe, but the CatWalk let’s you put a local
terminal on sensitive hosts, while leaving them connected for remote access by
console server hardware. Very clever indeed.
http://www.asptech.com/ v) 970.686.1211