DSView 3 management software provides secure, simple and complete connectivity and control. It extends the Avocent® patented KVM over IP centralized management system with a unique benefit in the KVM industry -- a hub and spoke architecture. This innovative system increases KVM switching manageability and security and gives data centers a fully redundant system with built-in backup/failover capabilities.
DSView 3 management software gives you a secure method to access and control your servers and network devices from a single interface. Selectable encryption modes give you options to match your security policy, including a video encryption mode. The DSView 3 software hub and spoke architecture also provides backup/failover capabilities to maintain accurate user permission rights and detailed event logs across multiple sites and user groups. Virtual media support furthers physical security by allowing administrators to remotely load software by mapping a local removable media or mass storage device to a remote server (requires DSRxx3x switches).
With DSView 3 management software, you can customize the interface to manage servers and network devices based on location, operating system, department, application, or other custom categories. System Administrators can be at their desk, across the hall or anywhere in the world and configure, manage, upgrade and backup any device in your data center from a single interface. DSView 3 Management Software puts the "Power in your hands" to ensure the smooth operation and optimal performance of your IT server environment, virtually putting you anywhere you need to be at anytime.
Features and Benefits
Hub and spoke architecture provides backup/failover capabilities
Supports Wintel, Linux, Sun Solaris and SuSE platforms
Selectable encryption modes support your security policy (AES, DES, 3DES, 128 bit SSL)
Authenticate user permission against your internal or external database, such as LDAP, Active Directory, NT Domain, TACACS+, RADIUS and RSA SecurID
Virtual media capability allows remote loading of software for file transfers, application and OS patches and diagnostic testing
Bios-level access to your servers
Customized views let you sort by columns and categories
Auto discover new appliances with your initial setup
Create and schedule tasks at your convenience
Exit macros log out each user when a session window is closed
Email notifications when selected events occur
Simultaneous flash upgrades for appliances
Allows access to IPMI enabled servers and uses the same interface for KVM, serial and external managed power connections
Click and connect centralized management for KVM, IPMI and serial devices
Third party (ServerTech Switched CDU) power device support
Third party Telnet support
Appliance Name synchronization
Video session support for launching multi-platform video sessions of connected embedded device
Platform Support
DSView 3 Server
Microsoft Windows NT® Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server with the latest service package
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise and Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 3 or 4 (AS, ES and WS products)
Sun® Solaris™ SPARC 9 and 10
Novell® SUSE™ Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 8 and 9
DSView 3 Client
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server with Service Pack 6a or later
Windows 2000 Workstation or Server with Service Pack 2 or later
Windows XP Home Edition or Professional
Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (WS v3, AS v3, ES v3; kernel version 2.4.21)
Sun® Solaris™ SPARC 9 and 10
Novell® SUSE™ Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 8 and 9
Browser support
Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1 and later (Windows operating systems only)
Mozilla version 1.7.3 and later
Firefox version 1.0 and later
Netscape version 7.2. and later
Avocent Managed Appliance support
Console management appliances
CPS810 and 1610 serial over IP network appliances
All CCM console management appliances
Cyclades ACS console server
Digital switches
DS1800 digital switches
DSR switch models: 800, 1010, 1020*, 1021*, 1022*, 1024*, 1030*, 1031*, 1161, 2010, 2020*, 2030*, 2035*, 2161, 4010, 4020*, 4030*, 4160, 8020*, 8030*, 8035*
*These models contain a modem port for use with the DSR Remote Operations software.
Cyclades KVM/net KVM over IP switch
Cyclades KVM/netPlus KVM over IP switch
DSI5100 proxy appliances
DSI5100 supports IPMI 1.5
DSI5100 firmware v. 3.2 or later supports IPMI 2.0
EVR1500 environmental monitors Generic appliances
Data center devices such as routers may be managed with DSView 3 by launching a standard web browser to the device URL or opening a Telnet session
Embedded units
Add/delete, configure/display properties, and launch video sessions to third party embedded units including:
IBM® ASM (Advanced System Management) RSA II (Remote Supervisor Adapter II) version 5, build GRE132AUS
DRAC 4 (Dell™ Remote Access Controller) version 1.0, build 06.14
Compaq iLO (Integrated Lights Out) version 1.2
NEC IPF (Itanium Processor Family) version 0.5.1.20
Power Devices
Power devices are supported on CPS and CCM appliances and on all DSR switches that contain one or more SPC ports.
Avocent SPC power control devices
Server Technologies Sentry Switched CDU CW-8H1, CW-8H2, CW-16V1, CW-16V2, CW-24V2, CW-24V3, CW-32VD1 AND CW-32VD2 (supported models may change; contact Avocent Technical Support for current information)*
*CPS appliances do not support
DSView® 3 Management Software --- The Secure Solution for Managing Every Device in Your Data Center
