subject: Utilizing Console Server to Cut Costs [print this page] What are the initial costs involved in installing console server to run a network?
While it is true that the initial expenditure would be high for a console server, the benefits provided by them are too many to worry over the expenses alone. It has to be kept in mind that this initial spending can be recovered easily within a few years on the salaries and expenses that would have to be paid to the IT managers and system administrators. By using the console switch to remotely control the network, the tasks that would require several IT administrators can be accomplished by a single system administrator from a central location. With the savings made in the salary and traveling, the operating cost to run and maintain a big network works out to be negligible. In case the network is very large then two-three servers may be required that can add up to the initial cost.
