Avocent AV Works, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Overview 3
AVWorks software contains the following AMPs:
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AVR - supports AutoView 1000R/2000R switches
• CCM - supports Equinox CCM console management appliances
Generic Appliance NMM
AVWorks software supplies a Generic Appliance NMM. This module provides support for browser
and Telnet sessions to generic devices such as a Cisco router. If the appliance supports SNMP,
AVWorks software can discover it; otherwise, it may be added manually. Depending on the
support offered, an appliance may be accessed using the Serial Console Viewer, a browser or a
third party Telnet client.
Glossary
The following words are used throughout this documentation:
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Appliance - Equipment that provides KVM or serial over IP connectivity to attached devices
• Device - Data center equipment such as a server, router or power management device, which is
attached to an appliance
• Unit - Includes appliances and devices; this term is used when a discussion applies to either or both
• Explorer - Indicates the AVWorks Explorer.
Operating Features
Keyboard navigation
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts on page 101 lists the Explorer navigation shortcuts. Other AVWorks
software components also support full keyboard navigation in addition to mouse operations.
Device naming
AVWorks software requires that each appliance and device have a unique name. To minimize the
need for operator intervention, AVWorks software uses the following procedure to generate a
unique name for a device whose current name conflicts with another name in the database.
During background operations (such as an automated operation that adds or modifies a name or
connection), if a name conflict occurs, the conflicting name will automatically be made unique.
This will be done by appending a tilde (~) followed by an optional set of digits. The digits are
added in cases where adding the tilde alone does not make the name unique. The digits start with a
value of one and are incremented until a unique name is created.
During user operations, if a user specifies a non-unique name, a message will inform the user that a
unique name is required.
Device name displays
When an appliance is added, the device names retrieved from the appliance are stored in the
AVWorks software database. The operator may then rename a device in the Explorer, and the new