Highlights

- Easily manage large numbers of servers through chains or tiers from a single On Screen Menu
- Virtual media and Two Factor Authentication (TFA) device support
- CAT5 cabling reduces cable volume by as much as 75 percent
- Support for VGA, SVGA, SGA, and SXGA video
- Video resolutions up to 1600x1200 or 1680x1050 (widescreen)

The challenge of increasing rack and data center server densities requires secure, efficient and scalable solutions to enable IT administrators with a faster method to access equipment to meet SLAs and minimize downtime.

The 1754A1X Local Console Manager (LCM 8) and 1754A2X Local Console Manager (LCM 16) are designed to reduce these complexities with features that provide enhanced out-of-band local access, management, and security capabilities to System x® and BladeCenter® environments.

Product features

- Local Console Managers (LCM) provide enhanced out-of-band access, management, and security capabilities to System x and BladeCenter environments
- Enhanced security features with Two Factor Authentication (TFA) device support
- Virtual Media capabilities to help lower operational expenses by allowing the transfer of data to deploy or patch multiple servers from one local console
- Chaining support that provides the ability to “daisy chain” up to 16 systems off a single switch port reducing overall acquisition cost
- Two-level tiering that allows the ability to manage up to 256 servers connected to multiple switches from one local console

Hardware summary

- 1U form factor
- Choice of an 8-port switch supporting one local user or a 16-port switch supporting up to two local users
- Virtual Media and TFA device support
- Supports chaining up to 16 systems per port
- Two-level tiering support (up to 256 Servers)
- Widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio support
- Increased max video resolution: 1600x1200 or 1680x1050 (widescreen) native