KVM switches for AlphaServer and Integrity Servers?
Various folks have reported success with the Raritan series KVM (and specifically APKME the), and with the HP-branded KVM switches. If you choose a KVM for use with Alpha or Integrity servers, do ensure it provides either Unix compatibility, X Windows compatibility, or specifies the Alpha or Integrity system. (This all usually means that the switch supports keyboards that use the so-called scanset three key-down and key-up sequences—key-down and key-up are key to the way X Windows and thus DECwindows works.) Also see the discussion in Section 14.18 for related information, and particularly for older pinouts—for those keyboard and mouse devices that pre-date the PS/2 DIN connections, the PC VGA/SVGA video connection, and such. Almost all VAX systems pre-date these pinouts, and peripherals intended for the older Alpha systems also pre-date these pinouts.
