Case Study: Bielefeld University achieves 24/7 network uptime with Perle IOLAN Console Servers

Bielefeld University boosts 24/7 network uptime for 30,000 users with Perle

Bielefeld University faced the challenge of maintaining 24/7 network uptime for its 25,000 students and 3,100 faculty. With IT equipment dispersed across campus tech rooms, on-site management was time-consuming and required staff to be physically present to address issues. To overcome this, the university turned to Perle and its IOLAN console servers.

Perle implemented an out-of-band management network by installing IOLAN console servers at the top of each rack. This provided Bielefeld's IT engineers with remote console port access to all network components, allowing them to reboot equipment and manage the network as if they were locally connected. The solution resulted in minimized disruption and downtime. The university's IT team reported being highly satisfied with the exceptional stability of the Perle IOLANs, which have run for years without requiring a reboot.

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