Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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4 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
CCM and CPS appliances
CCM and CPS appliances allow users to access serially attached devices over a standard TCP/IP
connection using the Avocent Telnet Viewer or a third party Telnet viewer. The DSView 3
software supports:
• All CCM console management appliances
• CPS810 and 1610 serial over IP network appliances
DSView 3 software clients communicate with target device serial ports using an SSH or Telnet
connection between the client and the appliance. The appliance converts the Telnet data to a serial
stream, which is then sent to the target device.
DSR switches and DS1800 digital switches
DSR switches and DS1800 digital switch allow KVM signals to be transmitted over a standard
TCP/IP network connection. Some DSR switches may be connected using a modem, which
provides benefits for branch offices such as low cost and dial-up performance.
The DSView 3 software supports DS1800 digital switches and the following DSR switch models:
800, 1010, 1020*, 1021*, 1022*, 1024*, 1030, 1031, 1161, 2010, 2020*, 2030*, 2035*, 2161,
4010, 4020*, 4030*, 4160, 8020*, 8030*, 8035*
* These models contain a modem port for use with the DSR Remote Operations software.
For DSR switches, a target device is first attached to DSRIQ module, which is then attached to a
DSR switch. A DSRIQ module converts KVM signals to Application Data Protocol (ADP) packets
that are sent between the DSRIQ module and the managed appliance.
DSView 3 software clients communicate with target device ports using a Video Viewer connection
between the client and the managed appliance. The managed appliance converts packets received
from the Video Viewer into packets that are sent and may be read by a DSRIQ module. The DSRIQ
module then converts the data to KVM signals that are sent to target devices.
The DSR switches and DS1800 digital switches allow the cascading of legacy analog KVM
switches from DSR switch or DS1800 digital switch ports, which may be managed in a DSView 3
software system.
The following legacy KVM switches are supported:
• AutoView
®
200-4, 200-8, 400-4, 400-8, 416, 424 and 2000-AM switches (these switches must
be Flash upgraded to be added to a DSView 3 software system)
• OutLook
®
140ES, 180ES, 280ES, 1160ES, 2160ES and 4160ES switches
Certain DSR switch models (1021, 1022, x020, 1031 and x030) also allow the cascading of another
DSR switch.
PEM cascade devices are not supported.
DSI5100 proxy appliances
The DSI5100 appliance is an IPMI proxy network product that securely interfaces with IPMI-
capable target devices to access, aggregate and report IPMI information in the DSView 3 software.