The Avocent DSI5100 IPMI proxy appliance helps IT administrators maintain server power management and system health. Temperature, fans and voltage can be monitored and controlled – all without installing new tools.
Power management is a significant benefit to accessing the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) – Avocent technology embedded in servers for remote out-of-band access to sensors on target devices. IT administrators use IPMI to monitor and control system health including temperature, fans and voltage.
With power and system health monitoring now internal on IPMI-enabled servers, you know exactly which server needs attention. Because IPMI data is stored on a stand-alone processor independent of the OS, BIOS and CPU, you can use IPMI even when the operating system is unresponsive.
DSView® 3 management software works in conjunction with the DSI5100 IPMI proxy appliance to control power and system health on individual IPMI-enabled servers. The same secure, single software interface is used to manage KVM, serial and external power devices.
The DSI5100 Proxy Appliance is managed with DSView 3 management software which provides a single interface to access and control all data center appliances including IPMI data, KVM, serial and external-managed power connections.
Efficient power management
Accesses power control without the need for a managed power unit
Intelligent power shutdown
Using the DSI5100 appliance to access IPMI firmware, IT administrators can signal the device for an intelligent power shutdown instead of a hard shutdown.
Security
Firewall routing
Securely proxies IPMI data from UDP to TCP data stream for routing to a user console through a firewall
Performance
Out-of-band operation
IPMI data is stored on a stand-alone
processor that is independent of the OS, BIOS and CPU. IT administrators can, therefore, use IPMI even when the operating system is unresponsive.
Compatibility
Supports multi-vendor server environments
Expansion
Click and connect access and control for up to 64 target devices
Power management is a significant benefit to accessing the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) – Avocent technology embedded in servers for remote out-of-band access to sensors on target devices. IT administrators use IPMI to monitor and control system health including temperature, fans and voltage.
