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SUMMARY:SerialKVM - the cheapest Software KVM - Samantha Finnigan - Senior
  RSE\, Durham University Advanced Research Computing
DTSTART:20251016T120000Z
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CONTACT:Jack Atkinson
DESCRIPTION:In 2023 at RSECon I joined in with the Carpentries Offline hac
 k workshop – we aim to provide resources for teaching Carpentries lesso
 n content without internet access\, especially important in making these a
 ccessible to learners and teachers in low and middle income countries. Thi
 s includes teaching HPC (without an HPC): we aimed to develop a mini HPC c
 luster to demonstrate concepts to learners without access to a full-scale 
 cluster.\n\nGiven the challenges of connecting to and administering the si
 ngle-board computing devices that we were using to develop this\, in envir
 onments where WiFi and internet access may be limited\, I began a project 
 to create a KVM “crash cart” adapter at a fraction of the cost\, using
  easily available parts found at a low cost online.\n\nThis talk discusses
  the process of creating that tool\, the hardware and software\, and some 
 of the lessons learned along the way.
LOCATION:Room C\, West Hub
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