Avocent DSViewTM Installation and maintenance instructions

Installer/User Guide
DSView™

DSView™
Installer/User Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2: Installation
Installing the DS Management Software Suite . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3: Basic Operations
Launching the DS Management Software . . . . . . . . . .15
Working with the DS Management Software . . . . . . .15
Viewing Target Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Adding and Configuring DS Appliances
and Target Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Adding and Managing DS Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setting the Remote Session Window Size . . . . . . . . . . .27
Accessing Target Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Sharing or Terminating a Device Session . . . . . . . . . .30
Rebooting and Changing Power States . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Chapter 4: Advanced Operations
Changing the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configuring the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting Up a DSAuth Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Altering Settings in DSView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Creating and Using Keyboard Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Changing Cursor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Adjusting Video Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Appendices
Appendix A: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Appendix B: TCP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Appendix C: Telnet Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Appendix D: Terminal Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Appendix E: Setting SNMP Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Appendix F: Menus and Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Appendix G: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Contents
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Product Overview
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

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Chapter 1: Product Overview
Overview
The DS Management Software suite is used to manage DS, DSR and CPS net-
work appliances and SPC power control devices.
The DS Management Software suite is comprised of three components:
• DSView™- A Win32®application that allows DS users to manage target
devices through Avocent network appliances. The Client allows for IP-
based video, serial and power management sessions. DSView consists of a
node manager, video viewer and Telnet viewer.
• DSAdmin - A graphical application used to create and alter DS topology
and permission information that is stored on a DSAuth Server.
• DSAuth (DS Authentication Server) - A central repository for DS topol-
ogy information, DS user permissions and centralized services such
as authentication, access control, audit, DS appliance monitoring and
Client/DS appliance updates. DS users may specify a backup authentica-
tion server in addition to the primary server.
The DS Management Software suite includes secure, browser-based access
to virtually any device in the data center, including access to all major server
platforms and serial-based devices.
The following figure illustrates an example system configuration using the DS
Management Software suite. For more information on how the components of
the DS Management Software suite work together, see Appendix B.

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Figure 1.1: Example System Configuration Using DS Management Software
Features and Benefits
Network rebooting and troubleshooting
The DSView interface uses industry standard IP connections so that you can
easily troubleshoot, or even reboot a server, from the Network Operations
Center (NOC), from your desk or from any location in the world. With DSView,
you can access all of your data center devices from a single screen - making
complex network access and control remarkably easy.
DSView Client
DS Users
Primary DSAuth Server
Backup DSAuth Server (*)
DSAdmin
Local User
DS Appliance
(DSR, DS1800, CPS)
Cascade
Device
Target Device
Target Device
Target Devices
(*) Optional