okvm

What is okvm?

The okvm project has developed open source console and KVM management software - and open source KVM hardware. The goal of the okvm project is to enable users to build custom remote control appliances that meet their particular access and management needs.

The okvm Console Manager enables system and network managers to securely control the IT infrastructure in their data centers, and remote sites. A console server built with okvm software delivers secure in-band and out-of-band access to the serial console ports on the servers and network appliances at these sites. These ports can be controlled from management stations on the local network or across the internet. The console server can also be configured to support with SSH tunneled VNC and RDP, which provides Virtual KVM access.

The okvm KVM over IP manager allows secure, remote control of one or more systems from an internet-connected system. From a desktop or notebook computer with VNC client software, the administrator can view the screen and control the keyboard and mouse of the remote target system(s) - as though they were in front of the computer screen(s).

Both the okvm Console and KVM over IP management software are built around uClinux (a small footprint but extensible Linux). They also embody a myriad, popular and proven Linux software modules for networking (NetFilter, IPTables), secure access (OpenSSH) and communications (OpenSSL) and sophisticated user authentication (PAM, RADIUS, TACACS+ and LDAP). Both are written in C and can run on standard PC platforms.