Dominion® KX III G2
Dominion® KX III G2
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KVM Switch — The Next Generation KVM-over-IP
The Dominion KX III G2 is Raritan's flagship, enterprise-class KVM-over-IP switch that provides up to 8 users with BIOS-level, remote management of up to 64 servers in a single switch. With industry-leading video performance, security, and reliability, the Dominion KX III G2 outperforms the competition. With standard features such as DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort/USB-C digital video, VGA analog video, virtual media, audio, smart card/CAC with smart card/CAC/PKI login to KX III G2, and mobile access, the Dominion KX III G2 is suitable for both general computer and dynamic broadcast applications. Manage up to 8 serial devices with the DSAM modules. KX III G2 Client SDK and API to integrate and automate.
KX III G2 is ideal for Server Rooms, Healthcare IT environments, Test Labs, and the Largest Enterprise Data Centers. It offers high performance, Java-free, remote management of servers, workstations and serial devices. Deploy individually, or with Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure Gateway.
For broadcast, control rooms, labs and studios, the KX III and KX IV Enhanced User Station provide high-performance, KVM-over-IP access in two self-contained, low-maintenance appliances. The productive user interface supports multiple 1080p and 4K video sessions at 30 FPS with low latency, simultaneous access to multiple servers, three or four monitors, audio, and virtual media. The ultra performance Dominion KX IV Enhanced User Station supports the KX IV 101, 4K video resolution, up to 4 monitors, and has 3 times the performance of the KX III Enhanced User Station. The Enhanced User Stations integrate with CommandCenter to support centralized login and access for large deployments.
The KX III G2 Software Development Kit (SDK) and Application Programming Interface (API) are available free of charge for automation purposes and custom application development. This includes the Management API, which provides access to control and manage the device features.
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Dominion® KX III G2
Features
Remote BIOS-Level Access
Dominion KX III G2 has the industry’s highest performing and most flexible KVM-over-IP technology. Users can access Dominion KX III G2 from LAN, WAN, Internet, mobile & dial-up, allowing admins BIOS-level access to troubleshoot, reconfigure, reboot, and power cycle servers remotely.
Blazing, High Performance Video and Audio
60 frames-per-second, 1080p or 1920x1200 video-over-IP (with audio) for broadcast and other video-intensive applications. High performance Enhanced User Station available for lab, studio or control room use!
Java-Free Virtual Media
Each Dominion KX III G2 comes equipped with virtual media to enable remote tasks, such as software installation, remote booting, and diagnostics, using the widest variety of CD, DVD, USB, internal and remote drives and images. Java-free support of virtual media and audio.
Military Grade Security
With Raritan’s Dominion KX III G2, you can meet government and military security mandates, including: AES & FIPS 140-2 encryption, Common Access Card (CAC), two-factor and IEEE 802.1X authentication, and IPv6 networking. New secure, two-factor authentication to log in to the Dominion KX III G2 with SmartCard, CAC and PKI certificates.
Additional Features
Multiple Hardware Models
Multiple hardware models provide the highest density in this class and enable simultaneous access by up to eight remote users to up to 64 servers.
Mouse in Sync
Absolute Mouse Synchronization provides perfect mouse synchronization without changing server mouse settings — the ultimate in plug-and-play!
Redundancy for Reliability
For increased reliability and redundancy, all Dominion KX III G2 models have dual power supplies and LAN ports, with automatic failover.
Go Mobile
Get access to configure KX III G2 devices via Apple iPhones and iPads. Available directly or via CommandCenter® Secure Gateway.
Available on the Apple App Store
Remote Power Reboot
Power up, power down, or power cycle servers connected to optional Raritan remote power control units. With a single click, you can reboot a hung or crashed server.
Single Pane of Glass
The Dominion KXIII G2 scales to support thousands of enterprise servers when integrated with Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure Gateway, providing a single pane of glass to all your equipment in all your data centers, globally.
Broad Compatibility
A suite of multiplatform CIMs to connect to VGA, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort, USB, USB with virtual media, and serially controlled servers.
Extend Your Reach
Extend remote access and protect your equipment with Raritan's Cat5 Reach DVI KVM Extender. Get 1080p HD video quality while enabling extended remote access to DVI and VGA ports on PCs, servers, or KVM switches.
Digital Local Port
The KX III G2’s digital local port provides fast, at-the-rack access, with high-quality DVI-D video. The productive, browser-based user interface is common with the remote UI, with all administrative features.
Console Drawers
The KX III G2 is perfect for use with Raritan’s LED-backlit LCD KVM console drawers which provide HD video, keyboard, and touchpad functionality from a single workstation to manage one or more racks of servers.
Fast and Always Connected
Ultra-fast connections and sub-second switching make KX III G2 ideal for real-time broadcast use and other high performance applications.
Java-Free Virtual Media
Enjoy Java-free access and control with virtual media and audio on Windows, iOS, Linux, and Mac, with our existing .NET and HTML KVM Clients.
Enhanced User Station
The Enhanced User Station appliance offers hassle-free, high-performance IP access for broadcast studios, labs and control rooms.
Serial Access with DSAM
With the Dominion Serial Access Modules (DSAM), users can connect to up to 8 serial devices with Java-free, serial access.
More Information
All Available KX III G2 Models
Remote Users | 64 Ports |
8 | KX III G2-864 |
4 | KX III G2-464 |
- Users over the network are simultaneous. Up to 8 users can view/control a single server with PC Share®
- All models have dual power supply, dual LAN, and support Virtual Media and Absolute Mouse Synchronization.
- For more information on required CIMs, please see the KX III G2 CIM Guide
Topology Diagram
In the diagram below, Dominion KX III G2 provides:
Dominion KX III KVM-over-IP Clients
KVM/IP Client | Technology | KVM-over-IP Performance | Virtual Media | Audio | Smart Card |
Active KVM Client (AKC) | Microsoft .NET Framework | High | Full Virtual Media | Input Output |
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HTML KVM Client (HKC) | HTML5 Browser Technologies | Medium | Remote / Local ISO Images | Output |
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Virtual KVM Client (VKC) | Java Applet | High | Full Virtual Media | Input Output |
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KX III User Station (VKC) | Linux Hardware Appliance | Highest | Full Virtual Media | Input Output |
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The KX III Enhanced User Station provides high-performance, KVM-over-IP access for broadcast, control rooms and studios. This Linux-based, hardware appliance supports two 1080p video sessions at 30FPS with 50ms latency.
How the Dominion KX Enhanced User Stations work:
Computer Interface Module (CIM) for Dominion KX III G2
A CIM is a “server dongle” that connects a PC, server or workstation to the KX III via a Cat5/6 cable. There are multiple types of CIMs to support the different types of computer ports (USB, PS/2, VGA, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, serial) and to perform features such as virtual media. Use the table below to locate the appropriate CIM. For more detailed information, consult the KX III G2 CIM Guide.
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True Serial Access with Dominion Serial Access Modules (DSAM)
With the Dominion Serial Access Modules (DSAM), users can connect to up to 8 serial devices with Java-free, serial access. The 2 and 4 port DSAM modules connect to the KX III G2 switch’s USB ports. They provide “true serial access” with copy and paste capability for up to 8 simultaneous connections to serial devices like LAN switches, routers and Linux/Unix servers.
CommandCenter Centralized Access & Management
Dominion KVM and Serial appliances, including SX II, KX III, KX III G2, KSX II and KX2-101-V2, integrate with Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure Gateway. With the CommandCenter management system, administrators can manage multiple Raritan devices. Users can access hundreds or thousands of computer and networking devices from a single, integrated system via PC, laptop or the KX III Enhanced User Station. If you own five or more Raritan appliances, you should consider CommandCenter for centralized management and access.
CommandCenter also provides Remote Power Control, access to VMware Virtual Machines and support of in-band access solutions such as RDP, VNC, SSH and service processors from leading computer manufacturers. CC-SG is a perfect complement to the Power IQ Power Management Solution and enables power control of devices connected to multi-vendor PDUs managed by Power IQ.