The Raritan Blog

Support for Running the Virtual CC-SG License Manager on a VM

June 30, 2012

Until now, Raritan’s support for running the Flexera License Server Manager with the virtual CommandCenter Secure Gateway was limited to physical, standalone hosts.  That has now changed.  A new set of files has been posted on the CommandCenter Secure Gateway support site, which enables CC-SG virtual appliance customers to install the Flexera License Manager on a VMware virtual server.

What’s changed?  A new Raritan Vendor Daemon (version 2.0) is provided in the License Manager zipped file.  It allows for installation on both physical and virtual hosts.  The link is located in the “Other Support Files” section of the CC-SG support page.

The new License Manager is backward compatible with virtual CC’s running versions 5.0.5, 5.1.0, and 5.2.0.

To take advantage of this enhancement, customers do not need to upgrade their virtual CC-SG software.  However,  migration from a physical host to a virtual host requires re-licensing and installation of new license file(s).  This is because the virtual machine will have a different UUID than the physical server.  Customers that are making this change will need to contact Tech Support and request to have their CC-SG licenses reset in the Raritan licensing portal.  They will then be able to generate new licenses using the new UUID.

If not migrating from a physical host to a virtual host, existing customers need to take no action.

Use Multiple Interfaces for Convenient Backup Access

June 27, 2012

In previous blog entries, we’ve seen that a truly 100% homogeneous data center environment is far from the norm.  Rare is the data center that relies on a single server vendor or server type.  As a result, multiple management tools are often used, which can be a nightmare in its own right.  Managing a bunch of management tools seems a little redundant.

But maybe you are a one-stop-shop.  Perhaps you’ve configured all your Dell blade servers for easy management access via DRAC.  You’re on easy street, right?  Or you’ve virtualized.  You’re the resident VMware hero and you’re saving more money on hardware and power than you originally thought possible.  But you have all those DRAC connections on a secondary LAN.  What if you lose access?  Or you find yourself unable to restart a virtual machine through vCenter?  What then?

BMC Remedy and dcTrack Flow Through Operations

James Cerwinski
June 22, 2012

Many dcTrack customers have expressed a desire to elevate dcTrack’s position within their operations by integrating dcTrack with their Remedy CMDB and change ticket system.

dcTrack has the open API for such an integration and is a member of the BMC Software Technology Alliance Program.

Pinebreeze Technologies Inc. has integrated BMC Remedy with dcTrack

“The BMC Remedy connector enables Remedy change tickets to electronically flow into dcTrack to reduce human error and ensure all changes are captured in dcTrack”

Your options are not limited to BMC.

Top 5 Reasons for Raritan Power Management

Minder Singh
June 21, 2012

If you're not totally satisfied with your current power management solution, take this opportunity to learn more about Raritan's industry-leading solutions, security, service and support. 

1. Raritan is committed to our market and our customers

• We’ve been in the industry since 1985 
• We continue to evolve our product line to keep pace with the latest technologies 
• We have an unwavering commitment to customer service, support, and power management. 

2. Raritan offers industry-leading data center and remote security with:

• Strong encryption 
• Strong passwords 
• Permissions, LDAP/S and Active Directory® 

3. Raritan’s energy management solutions offer superior performance, including:

• Remote power monitoring and metering of current (amps), voltage, power (kVA, kW) and energy consumption (kWh) down to the individual outlet level. 
• Billing-grade accuracy capable of ISO/IEC +/- 1% kWh 
• Energy management software that can map temperature and humidity sensor data onto a cooling chart with customizable thresholds 

4. Raritan leads in innovation – we were the first to offer:

• Power metering at individual outlets on rack PDUs 
• ISO/IEC +/- 1% billing-grade kWh metering 
• Intelligent rack PDUs with the option of plug-and-play sensors 
• Energy management software that works across virtually any rack PDU vendor’s products 
• Intelligent rack PDUs with USB ports 

5. Raritan offers a complete solution for your energy management needs in one place with:

• A full line of intelligent rack PDUs including outlet metered / outlet switched, outlet metered / unswitched, unit metered / outlet switched, unit metered / unswitched and inline meters 
• One of the broadest lines of environmental sensors of any rack PDU manufacturer 
• Energy management software that can manage virtually any rack PDU in the market; gather data and present the information aggregated by location, user, or type of equipment; and environmental data plotted on a chart showing whether the data is inside or outside the thresholds.

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VGA, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort from a single KVM-over-IP switch? Raritan’s KX II Release 2.5 and New Digital CIMs

Paula Alves
June 20, 2012

As an IT Administrator, Data Center Manager, or Lab Manager, you know that access and control of an IT infrastructure with both analog VGA, as well as digital video DVI, HDMI, or DisplayPort technologies, is costly and complicated.

If your current KVM and access solution has not kept up with these technology changes, the additional time and cost spent using multiple access switches, digital-to-analog converters, or inflexible extenders can quickly eat up your time and budget.  Because you will not be able to cost-effectively support the PCs, workstations, laptops, and servers in your infrastructure, you and your users may be less productive.

With Raritan’s Dominion KX II 2.5 release, coupled with digital CIMs for DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort video technologies, you can:

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