Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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Adding and deleting target device connections
To add a target device connection:
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the name of a target device.
2. Click Connections in the side navigation bar. The Target Device Connections window
will open.
3. Click Add . The Add Target Device Connection Wizard will open.
4. Click Next . The Select Connection Type window will open.
5. Select the appropriate target device connection type from the list.
6. Click Next . The Select Appliance with Available Ports window will open.
7. Select a managed appliance, then click Next .
8. The Select Available Connection window will open. Select a connection, then click Next .
9. The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish . The Target Device Connections
window will open.
To delete a target device connection:
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the name of a target device.
2. Click Connections in the side navigation bar. The Target Device Connections window
will open.
3. Click the checkbox to the left of the target device connection(s) to delete. To delete all target
device connections on the page, click the checkbox to the left of Connection at the top of
the list.
4. Click Delete . A confirmation dialog box will appear.
5. Confirm or cancel the deletion.
Data Logging
The DSView 3 software supports logging of serial session console data from certain appliances and
their target devices, using the Syslog protocol.
NOTE: Navigation links, configuration pages and display pages for data logging will only be visible for appliances
and target devices that support Syslog messaging.
The DSView 3 software has an SSH server that supports SSH2; this server must be enabled in the
DSView 3 software to use the data logging feature. An appliance establishes an SSH connection to
the DSView 3 software server (using its X.509 appliance certificate) on demand when it has Syslog
messages to send. The SSH server then forwards valid messages to the Syslog server, which is
enabled when the DSView 3 software service is started.
There are two types of Syslog messages: