{"id":16,"date":"2011-10-30T05:10:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T05:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2023-07-30T13:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T13:45:29","slug":"kvm-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/30\/kvm-important\/","title":{"rendered":"KVM is important to remember."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KVM is important to remember the next time that you receive an error message or are unable to access your <a href=\"https:\/\/pingpipe.com\/dedicated-server.html\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\">dedicated server<\/a> using your usual remote access method.  Those three letters and the technology is uses can help save your online projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you lock yourself out of your car or house it is easy enough to call a locksmith;\u00a0 locking yourself out of your dedicated server is a whole different level of frustration. It is easier than you think.\u00a0 All it takes is one mistake when configuring a software-based <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/firewall\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A firewall is a system that can control both incoming and outgoing data based on rules that are either user or manufacturer set, or a combination of both.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">firewall<\/a>, and then you are no longer able to log into your server as root Administrator. The easiest way to address this is with KVM access to your dedicated server.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200-850x850.png 850w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mother-of-God_icon1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0IP-KVM also gives you the ability to remotely power cycle and <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/reboot\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A reboot is a power cycling of a dedicated server or VPS, it is essentially the same thing as &quot;turning it off and then turning it back on again&quot;. Often a reboot is needed after operating system updates have been downloaded, in order to completely install them.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">reboot<\/a> your dedicated server at anytime, via the same separate <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ip-address\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The term IP address refers to Internet Protocol address.\u00a0 It is a numerical address that is assigned to any device connected to the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">IP address<\/a>. In many cases this is all that is needed to return an operating sy<a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/stem\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"STEM is a term that refers to the broad study area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">stem<\/a> to normal. For those times when more detailed work is required you can use IP-KVM for remote console access to your dedicated server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KVM is short for Keyboard Video Mouse, it gives you a separate IP to access your <a href=\"https:\/\/pingpipe.com\/dedicated-server.html\">dedicated server<\/a> and launches a Java-based screen that is like you are virtually standing in front of a video console plugged into your dedicated server.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the internet, having redundancy\u00a0 is very important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us repeat that: on the internet, having redundancy is very important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical support web hosting services are always available to physically <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/reboot\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A reboot is a power cycling of a dedicated server or VPS, it is essentially the same thing as &quot;turning it off and then turning it back on again&quot;. Often a reboot is needed after operating system updates have been downloaded, in order to completely install them.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">reboot<\/a> your dedicated server at the network level, and IP- KVM access is a value-added bonus that gives you the added peace of mind of also always having an alternate way to reach your <a href=\"https:\/\/pingpipe.com\/dedicated-server.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">dedicated server<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pingpipe.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/logo-inverse.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KVM is important to remember the next time that you receive an error message or are unable to access your dedicated server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,10,11],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interrnet-help","tag-dedicated-server","tag-ip-kvm","tag-kvm","tag-remote-console","tag-remote-reboot"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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