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IP-KVM

IP-KVM is used for maintenance and remote control of the hosted equipment.

The first time you connect to a hosted server, you must connect and configure IP-KVM.

For the Colocation service, 10 hours of IP-KVM usage per month are free of charge. If you need more time, order optional service "Permanent IP-KVM connection".

Maintenance of the hosted equipment can be delegated to Selectel's engineering department specialists. To do so, order optional service "Remote equipment maintenance".

Connect IP-KVM⁠

Use the ticket data to connect to the IP-KVM.

  1. Make sure you have the Java Web Start (javaws) application installed. Download the application at Oracle's website.

  2. Enable the algorithms required for ip-kvm.

  3. Open your browser.

  4. Enter the IP address of the KVM in the format http://123.123.123.123

  5. Enter your login and password for authorization.

  6. Click the Click to open KVM Console link. The Selectel IP-KVM applet — spider.jnlp — will be downloaded to your computer

  7. Open the spider.jnlp file in the Java Web Start (javaws) application:

    <java_directory>/bin/javaws <downloads_directory> spider.jnlp

    Specify:

    • <java_directory> is the name of the directory where the Java files are located;
    • <downloads_directory> is the name of the directory where the spider.jnlp file lies.

  8. If a connection error appears at startup, check that the outgoing ports are not blocked by a firewall.

  9. If an untrusted source warning appears at startup, add the application URL to the exclusion list. Read more in the Java documentation.

Enable the use of algorithms required for work with ip-kvm⁠

  1. Open the java.security file:

    vim /<java_directory>/lib/security/java.security

    Specify <java_directory> as the name of the directory with the Java executable files. For example, home/user/jre1.8.0_351.

  2. Find the line:

    jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, MD5, RSA keySize < 1024

  3. Add # to the beginning of the line. The string will be commented out:

    #jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, MD5, RSA keySize < 1024

  4. Save your changes.