Avocent AdminWorks 1.2 User
’
s Manual
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July 2005
What is Avocent AdminWorks management suite?
9
Definitions
In this document, the following terms are used.
System
Three types of computers can be managed by the AdminWorks Console: Desktop
computers, NoteBook computers, and Servers. In AdminWorks, these are
referred to as individual
“
systems.
”
(The AdminWorks Agent must be installed on a
system in order for the Console to be able to discover it.)
Discovery
During the installation of the AdminWorks Agent program on a system, a unique ID
known as the
“
Agent ID
”
is generated and stored in the system. The term
“
Discovery
”
refers to the process whereby the Console sends a broadcast to detect
any systems on the network that are identified by Agent IDs, retrieves those
systems
’
most up-to-date information, and saves it in the AdminWorks database.
Managed System
A system on which the Agent program has been installed and which has been
discovered, and which you have chosen to add to a group in your
“
Managed
Systems
”
(and the owner of the system has agreed) so you can monitor and control
it (to a certain degree) using your Console.
UnManaged System
A system listed under
“
UnManaged Systems
”
in AdminWorks is a system on the
network in which the Agent has been installed and which has been discovered by
the Console, but which you have not yet chosen to list in your Managed Systems.
(Note that it could be a system that is currently being managed by another Console
Administrator.)
Absent System
A system that has previously been discovered, but has not been detected during the
Discovery process for a period of time since the most recent discovery. In the
Workgroup frame, you can filter the view so that only the systems that have been
absent for three days, or one week, or one month, or over three months are
displayed.
