Intel Vpro or IP-KVM for desktops

First of all, let's agree: those who are not new to Intel vPro technology, can not waste time on the entire introductory part of the article, immediately order the Intel Core I7 7700 with 16 GB DDR4 240 SSD with DDOS protection for 3800rub per month, without an installation fee (link at the end of the article). But it seems to us that so far not everyone appreciated the benefits of remote access using Intel vPro - which in our data center is provided to all dedicated servers without server platforms. So, you need to figure out what kind of technology it is, what it is implemented, and what problems it solves.

What is Intel vPro?

This technology is a real hardware and software complex aimed at an advanced solution of remote access problems: taking into account the high requirements for information security and the need to provide the most extensive management capabilities (which is more detailed below).

From a hardware point of view, Intel has implemented technology based on its own special motherboards (with the Q index, although not all of them support all the vPro features), processors and network controllers. Since the company itself produces all of these nodes, the system has gained unique integrity.

On the software side, the solution is also its own: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT). The product is specially designed for the most efficient remote control, easy inventory of equipment, security and the ability to quickly eliminate any failures - even those in which the problem is remote, without the use of this technology, cannot be solved in principle.

What are the advantages?

First, Intel vPro, when implemented through VNC, provides a full KVM to a remote machine, independent of the operating system.

Thus, even when you restart the connection is not broken. You can remotely enter the BIOS - in other words, without any physical contact with the machine, almost any problems that may arise on it are resolved. It is probably unnecessary to explain how useful this is.

We note only that even the screen resolution of 1920x1200 pixels is supported. Given the high speed - the full feeling that you are not working at all remotely.

Secondly, security. In terms of working with a dedicated server, of course, it is not the Anti-Theft system that is important, but the fact that vPro encrypts data. Encryption and decryption using AES protocol are performed, which ensures high performance. In addition, AMT allows, for example, to isolate a machine infected with malware without losing remote access to it. Read more about the capabilities of AMT in the Wiki .

What does Kontell offer?

Good - but what is so unusual, some of you will ask? Those who, even without this article, know what IntelVpro is, what makes it so good, and why use it. The main thing, of course, in the details.

To implement a VNC connection using IntelVpro, a processor that supports it (as well as a motherboard is necessary, first of all, but in this case it’s not that important). The caveat is that we use Intel Core I7, built on the Kaby Lake microarchitecture.

And such processors, as you know, were on sale only at the beginning of the year. So we get not the usual IP-KVM running on IntelVpro - but very, very powerful. This is especially true of the graphics core, which is very important in a number of tasks.

As a result, VNC access is provided to all of our dedicated servers, and works flawlessly. We dare to note that IntelVpro based on Kaby Lake processors so far no one, except us, offers in Moscow.

Also, when ordering until the end of June, there is a special offer - DDOS protection until the end of the lease term as a gift, how our protection against DDOS is implemented, can be read in the next issues

You can order and test servers on any of our StarVPS Server Core I7 7700 16GB DDR4 240SSD projects from 3800 rubles. (I remind you that this is DDOS protected).