RackTables KVM ports

Since the 0.14.11 release RackTables has 2 distinct port types for physical console: "KVM (host)" and "KVM (console)". Both types more describe the function, than an exact set of connectors. The former one emits video signal and accepts keyboard and/or mice events. The latter one accepts video signal and emits HID events. There's no specification, which mix of DVI, DB15, PS/2, DIN, USB and even Sun connectors is in question for each particular port, hence a variety of cabling and convertors is usually available. One usually just has "console" or "KVM switch" boxes with "KVM (console)" ports and server boxes with "KVM (host)" ports. Then connecting two servers or two pure consoles together wouldn't be possible, as it used to be before.

A known drawback of the new approach is that all the ports (especially connected ones), which were created before the 0.14.11 release, now belong to "KVM (host)" type regardless of their actual function. There are ways to fix this depending on the number of such ports:

• Small: delete and re-add ports manually.
• Average: issue UPDATE SQL statement (backup you data first!).
• Really big: ask for help on the racktables-users mailing list. We might invent an automatic upgrading script.