> (and shutting down all my ssh sessions and restarting them is not my idea of a good time, nor is trying to figure out where I put this server or that server in the tab list; I like them to stay at the same position so I don't have to consciously think about that).
I use screen on my servers to avoid losing history and for running non-daemons, but I find it convenient to have "physical" tabs to remind me of where I am.
Try GNU screen or tmux.