Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Servers
 A Complete Console Management Solution
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Cyclades® ACS advanced console servers (sometimes referred to as terminal servers) give IT professionals and network operations center (NOC) personnel the ability to perform secure remote data center management and out-of-band management of IT assets from anywhere in the world.
Cyclades ACS console servers provide enterprise and telecom networks with a complete, secure console management solution. When combined with integrated power management and centralized administration, Cyclades ACS console server offers a secure and consolidated out-of-band management solution. Using a hardened Linux operating system, Cyclades ACS console servers provide optimal performance, security and reliability.
Cyclades ACS console servers offer advanced hardware features to meet the requirements of even the most demanding data center management applications. PC Card slots allow for enhanced functionality with support for many interface cards, such as modem (V.92 and ISDN), Ethernet, fast Ethernet (fiber optic) and wireless LAN (GSM, CDMA and GPRS). Cyclades ACS console servers also allow for automatic Ethernet failover by using a PC Card slot as a second Ethernet port, thereby providing Ethernet redundancy. The optional dual-entry redundant power supply (AC/DC) of Cyclades ACS console servers provides extra reliability, ensuring availability during critical times. (Click here for a list of supported PC Cards.)
Available in 1-, 4-, 8-, 16-, 32- and 48-port models that fit in 1U of rack space, Cyclades ACS console servers help maximize IT asset productivity while providing scalability and reducing operational costs. Using Cyclades ACS console servers for secure IT asset management decreases network maintenance costs while increasing efficiency and productivity.
Enhanced Security Framework
Cyclades ACS console servers offer the industry's first Enhanced Security Framework that provides pre-set security profiles and the flexibility for IT managers to customize security profiles to comply with existing network security policies. The ability to select pre-set security profiles (secure, moderate and open) and/or to define customized security profiles provides the means for seamless adherence to existing enterprise and telecommunications networks security policies. Each Cyclades ACS console server is shipped with secured factory default settings and a security notice to remind customers to review their existing security policies before deployment.
In addition to providing secure connectivity and remote access to cluster environments, Cyclades ACS console servers offer a wealth of security features such as secure clustering for console management of up to 1,024 devices, X.509 SSH certificate support, Secure Shell (SSHv1 and SSHv2) connections, TACACS/RADIUS/LDAP authentication and authorization, One-Time Password (OTP), Two-Factor Authorization using RSA SecurID, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), PPP PAP/CHAP, PPP dial back, IPSec with NAT traversal support, IP filtering, user access lists per port and separate authentication to access ports and console server. These features allow data center managers and system administrators to remotely manage networks and servers with greater control and peace of mind.
Console management features include native support for the Windows® Emergency Management Services (EMS) protocols included with the Windows Server 2003, data buffering, direct access methods to the serial ports (such as the Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] port and server name) and event notification.
Features
- Secure console and power management
- Server and network management
- Telco central office remote console management
- Legacy terminal server environments
- Industrial/commercial automation
- Ethernet-attached serial board replacement
Benefits
- Industry-leading Security Framework (adherence to security policies using pre-set and custom security profiles)
- Centralized administration (using the AlterPath Manager)
- High availability (dual power supply and Ethernet failover)
- Secure in-band and out-of-band network remote management
- Rock-solid stability (Linux Inside and NEBS Level 3 Certified)
- Power management (Integrated multi-outlet power control)
- Rack space savings (1U form factor)
- Improved network monitoring
- IPMI power management
- Windows Server 2003 EMS support
- Flexibility to support existing and future interface types (PC Card support)
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