Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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4. You may change the cascade switch type by selecting from the drop-down menu. If you
change the cascade switch name, it must contain 1-64 characters and must not exist in the
DSView 3 software database unless it is associated with a multi-user cascade switch.
5. To merge cascade switches, click the checkboxes to the left of the entries, then click Merge .
6. To split a previously merged set of cascade switches, click the checkbox to the left of the entry,
then click
Split .
7. Click Next . The Operation in Progress window will open, followed by the Completed
Successful window.
8. Click Finish .
Embedded Units
The IBM ASM RSA II and the DRAC 4 embedded units have one target port and one appliance for
each embedded appliance.
The NEC IPF embedded unit has nine target ports and one appliance for each embedded appliance.
Port names default to “Blade” plus the port number.
The HP iLO embedded unit has one target device.
In the DSView 3 software, each of these appliance types will contain specific information about the
target as well as the embedded appliance itself. All KVM connections are initiated through the
target port/device.
After an embedded appliance type is added to the DSView 3 software, an appliance type is added
under the Appliances link in the side navigation bar.
Updating firmware, changing device settings and rebooting embedded units must be done
manually. See the embedded unit documentation for further information.
Launching embedded unit sessions
From the Target Devices window, users may launch a KVM or browser session to the embedded
devices. Each session is handled by the embedded unit and is launched in a separate window
browser. HP iLO, NEC IPF, IBM ASM RSA II and DRAC 4 viewers are proprietary to their
owners, and the DSView 3 software has little control of their look, feel and configuration.
There is no status polling for these sessions (status is idle by default); nor are there connection
types. All embedded KVM browsers have their own certificate authentication. Users must accept
certificate authentication to launch embedded unit video sessions.
Users must manually close the window to close a session. In all cases, exiting or logging out of the
DSView 3 software will not shut the KVM/browser session.
• The DRAC 4 KVM session launches a standalone launch browser which in turn launches a
KVM applet. To leave the session, the user must exit the KVM session applet and the
standalone launch browser.