Goodbye IPMI - Blicube BliKVM V4 Review
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Published 2023-12-19
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Right around a year ago, I reviewed the BliKVM v2, which aimed to replace or add IPMI features to any computer. The only downside was the nearly $300 asking price... but now we have the BliKVM v4, which has all of the same great features and functionality, but is now just half the cost.
But first... What am I drinking???
Honestly, I wish I wasn't drinking Green Hundreds from Matchless Brewing. AVOID.
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All Comments (21)
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Afaik the "Blikvm KVM switch" is a normal KVM switch that is also controllable from the PiKVM project too with some manual configuration of the buttons in the GUI. the KVM switch has a "wired remote" that is just a serial connection so you just connect that to the pikvm/blikvm
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This was a product I saw Tom preview on his podcast and was immediately interested. Glad to hear you are having a positive experience.
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Insane, life changing device!!! Thank you for the excellent review. Just bought 10 BliKVM devices, just what I was looking for!!
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If they did a 8 port 1u rack mountable version. This would be amazing
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the KVM switch is just a branded version of the "XH-HK4401 4-port HDMI USB KVM Switch" (and in the PiKVM wiki with instructions to make it work)
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The KVM of my dreams is my ancient Cyclades KVM/NET 32. It supports four IP users and two wired console users at once, and connects to 32 systems via cat5 pigtails that are still inexpensive on ebay. The drawback is that it requires a lot of trickery to use the IP portion if you're using anything newer than IE5. I found resources and built a script to use the KVM well enough for myself in my homelab however. ;-) Caveat emptor: it's VGA-only though it does have USB and PS/2 server dongles.
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"It tastes like I've bitten into a piece of rotten fruit and then rinced my mouth out by sucking on pennies" They should use that in their promotional material. Pure gold
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Whoa! This thing is money! Add a standard KVM to this and you could connect to multiple machines right just without power right (USB/HDMI?)? Crazy! Can't wait til their KVM is available.
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Looking forward a 2nd part of this vid about KVM a couple of different machines
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I was wondering why the beer in the glass wasn't going down. Loved the description at then end. Oh, and did you say something about computers before that?
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The AliExpress BliKVMN v4 unit is reported to be no longer available. In Canada, it is $255 which is expensive.
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I am an early adaptor of one of these. Their software is a deal breaker, I am surprised you didnt mention any problems with it. You can use pikvm with it but that too breaks couple of features and work arounds are janky. After having to deal with this device for over 6 months, I personally would not get any KVM device that doesnt run pikvm.
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Nice! Talk about timing as I was adding the v3 version to my chart yesterday. My local store recently started getting Pi 4b’s back in stock so I figured it’s about time to get KVM over IP going for my remote location backup server. What OS is this running though? Is it still open source? Can it be reflashed with the proper PiKVM? I feel like that’ll be more future proof than BliCubes own.
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That first sip taste face...more entertaining than the old "Bitter Beer Face!" used for Keystone Light commercials
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can POE and USB-C and or barrel jack DC power be attached at the same time and power fail over power in cases of power source failure?
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Does this new V4 model not have a web terminal access like the older models?? It was really useful to be able to ssh into the BliKVM box remotely from the web server, but I don't see that option with the new redesigned web interface ...
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Their kvm switch for 4 PCs is now on their aliexpress store but currently out of stock.
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What do you think about using this to control a mac mini? I am looking for something to help troubleshoot my parent's computer.
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Can Power control (on/off/reset) be made to work with a beelink? Asking for a friend. Thx
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Very cool product, I had that older model in my mind since your last video. Minor bit of pedantry though: the CPU manufacturer is allwinner, not aliwinner
