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1 Dominion ® KX II Series Next Generation Enterprise-class Digital KVM Switches “We’ve made the best even better” RackTech Systems Nordic AB 08 – 21 08 70 033 – 14 04 70 www.racktech.se

2 Raritan, Inc. Slide 2 What is Valuable in Today’s Data Center? Secure, single console, anywhere-anytime access to IT Infrastructure

3 Raritan, Inc. Slide 3 What are the Challenges in the Data Center Staff? Top Six Data Staffing Issues Better tools and automation required to solve data center staff issues

4 Raritan, Inc. Slide 4 The Value of KVM-over-IP Enterprise-Wide Access with Low Maintenance Data Center Equipment Savings Enables Data Center Consolidation Increases Administrator Productivity Increases IT Infrastructure Uptime Decreases MTTR (Mean-Time-to-Repair)

5 Raritan, Inc. Slide 5 The Value of the Dominion KX II Low Maintenance for Enterprise-Wide Access Data Center Equipment Savings Data Center Consolidation Increases Administrator Productivity Easy to Install and Manage Superior Value for the Investment Scalable Solution Easy to learn and use Increases IT Infrastructure Uptime Decreases MTTR (Mean-Time-to-Repair) Reliable and Secure Superior KVM Performance

6 Raritan, Inc. Slide 6 A Comprehensive KVM Solution  Multiplatform, anytime, anywhere, any media access and control via IP  All models with virtual media  Dual power supplies and dual gigabit Ethernet ports for reliability  BIOS-level control of up to 64* servers and other devices A Superior User Experience  Plug and play appliance with quick and easy setup  Common browser-based user interface for local and remote access  Remote and local browser-based management and administration  Remote power management The most comprehensive digital KVM switch in the industry What is Dominion KX II? *KX2-464 available 3Q07

7 Raritan, Inc. Slide 7 Virtual Media – What is it?  Mount drives and media from the user’s desktop to servers in the data center during a KVM connection  Many applications  Install software and patches  Transfer files, i.e. backup data  Run diagnostics  Types of virtual media  Internal and USB mounted CDs and DVDs  USB mass storage drives  PC hard drives  ISO image files from PC and remote drive  Gives the administrator expanded KVM control  Eliminates trips to the data center - saves time and money CD/DVD Drives USB Drives Disk Drives Image Files VIRTUAL MEDIA

8 Raritan, Inc. Slide 8 Virtual Media – How does it work?  During a KVM connection, user requests a virtual media connection to a CD drive  The KX II creates a “virtual connection” between the CD drive to a “virtual drive” on the target server  The “virtual drive” is mounted on the target server through the server’s USB port  The CD drive appears on the target server as a USB connected drive  The user can use the “virtual drive” from the server’s OS Virtual Drive AES or RC4 Encrypted Desktop PC IP Virtual Connection D2CIM- VUSB Target Server Local CD Drive KX II

9 Raritan, Inc. Slide 9 Raritan’s Universal Virtual Media  All Dominion KX II models support Virtual Media  All customers can benefit from Virtual Media:  Available through CommandCenter ® Secure Gateway (CC-SG)  Available standalone (non CC-SG customers)  Largest variety of supported drives and media  No price premium for Virtual Media equipped KX II switches  Virtual Media sessions can be AES or RC4 encrypted Economical virtual media access and control for ALL users

10 Raritan, Inc. Slide 10 Absolute Mouse Synchronization™  Best mouse synchronization technology  Target server mouse parameters do not need to be changed  Mouse cursors always stay in synch  Enabled by the D2CIM-VUSB (virtual media USB CIM)  Supported by USB 2.0 enabled servers  Windows and MAC servers support Absolute Mouse  Benefits:  Significant productivity and usability enhancement  No mouse settings changes for hundreds or thousands of servers

11 Raritan, Inc. Slide 11 Virtual KVM Desktop™  Integrated, browser-based access and control  Universal KVM Client™ supports Windows, Linux, Sun and Mac clients  Multi-browser access for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Mozilla™  Full screen video display  Transparent keyboard handler  Flexible video scaling

12 Raritan, Inc. Slide 12 Superior Reliability  Dual Power on ALL Dominion KX II models  Dual AC inputs  Dual internal power supplies  Automatic Failover - if one AC input or power supply fails, then the second supply will take over  Multiple notification methods when power supply goes inactive  Dual Gigabit Ethernet on ALL Dominion KX II models  Automatic failover  Flexible 10/100/1000 support  Remote diagnostics capability for quick MTTR KX II is the only digital KVM with dual power and dual Gigabit Ethernet Dual Power Dual GigE

13 Raritan, Inc. Slide 13 Security Enhancements  AES Encryption – stronger encryption standard  Strong Passwords – administrator configurable  Lower case, upper case, numeric, special characters  User blocking on failed login attempts  Option1 : Lockout user for “X” minutes  Option 2: De-activate User ID  Password Aging  Logout of Idle Users

14 Raritan, Inc. Slide 14 KX II Next Generation User Interfaces (UI)  Anytime, anywhere access via browser-based user interfaces  Fast, easy-to-use, available  Industry’s first browser-based local console port  Common UI across local and remote!  Multiplatform, browser-based remote access:  Browser-based (HTML) KX access and administration  Browser-based (Java) remote client  Common Raritan User interface:  Local and remote access/administration  Common with other Raritan products: CC-SG, SX, CC-NOC  Multiplatform Client (MPC) and CC-SG compatibility  Supports both KX I and KX II

15 Raritan, Inc. Slide 15 Consistent Interface for Local & Remote Access KX II Remote Client KX II Remote Administration KX II Remote Console KX II Local Console Local (Analog) Access Local Administration

16 Raritan, Inc. Slide 16 Compatibility via the Multiplatform Client (MPC)  Enhanced Multiplatform Client (MPC)  Backwards compatible to existing Raritan customers  Supports both KXI and KX II devices  Supports existing Raritan products:  KX I, IPR, KSX, KX101, USTIP  KX II Remote Console for KX II administration  Standalone version available for modem access  Integrated into CC-SG 3.1.1

17 Raritan, Inc. Slide 17 Dominion KX II Models Simultaneous Remote users (Digital Channels) TopologyOneTwoFour Multi-Rack 64 ports DKX2-464* Dense Rack 32 ports DKX2-132DKX2-232DKX2-432 Typical Rack 16 ports DKX2-116DKX2-216DKX2-416 * - Available 3Q2007 All DKX II models with virtual media and dual power! Only 64-port digital switch in the industry!

18 Raritan, Inc. Slide 18  Self-contained, plug-and-play appliance, installs in minutes  Browser-based management and administration  Network configuration options  Ethernet failover  Access Control Lists  Syslog Forwarding  System security administration  Encryption preferences  PC Share Permission  Strong Password parameters  Local users and group permissions  Remote LDAP & Radius authentication Dominion KX II – Easy to Install and Manage

19 Raritan, Inc. Slide 19 Raritan Remote Power Control Integration  Remotely power on, off or cycle connected servers  Family of Raritan PDUs available  Up to eight power strips per Dominion KX II  Associate up to four outlets per target Server  Point & Click access:  Power On  Power Off  Cycle Power

20 Raritan, Inc. Slide 20 Superior Value for the Investment  Full-featured, scalable solution at a competitive price point  Virtual media and dual power standard on all models  No client license fees, or costly additional servers needed  Attractive price per port for 32 and 64 port models

21 Raritan, Inc. Slide 21 The Dominion KX II series scales to the largest enterprise environments through Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure Gateway Dominion Series Deployment Diagram

22 Raritan, Inc. Slide 22 The Value of the Dominion KX II Easy to Install and Manage Plug-and-play appliance Browser-based Management Superior Value Competitive Price Point No additional client license fees Scalable Solution Wide variety of switches Industry’s only 64-port solution CommandCenter Secure Gateway Easy to learn and use Virtual KVM Desktop™ Consistent Local And Remote UI Compatible with Raritan MPC Reliable and Secure Dual Power on all models Dual Gigabit Ethernet AES Encryption Superior KVM Performance Virtual Media on all models Absolute Mouse Synchronization™ Virtual KVM Desktop™

23 Thank You! RackTech Systems Nordic AB 08 – 21 08 70 033 – 14 04 70 www.racktech.se


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