Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Overview 5
DSView 3 software clients interface with IPMI target devices connected to the DSView 3
software system.
The DSI5100 appliance supports IPMI 1.5. If the appliance has firmware version 3.2 or later, IPMI
2.0 is also supported.
The DSI5100 appliance collects baseboard management controller (BMC) data from internal IPM
target device sensors and allows you to display a variety of IPMI information.
A DSI5100 appliance may be attached to only one DSView 3 software system at a time.
EVR1500 environmental monitors
The EVR1500 environmental monitor is a managed appliance that communicates with DSView 3
software clients using standard web browser communications.
Generic appliances
Generic appliances manage data center devices such as routers. These devices may be managed
within a DSView 3 software system by launching a standard web browser to the device URL or by
opening a Telnet session.
Embedded units
Using the DSView 3 software, you may add/delete, configure/display properties, and launch video
sessions to the following versions of third party embedded units:
• IBM
®
ASM (Advanced System Management) RSA II (Remote Supervisor Adapter II) -
Version 5, Build GRE132AUS
• DRAC 4 (Dell™ Remote Access Controller) - Version 1.0, Build 06.14
• HP iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) - Version 1.20
• NEC IPF (Itanium Processor Family) - Version 0.5.1.20
For management functions (other than launching video sessions) that are not performed by the
DSView 3 software, see the documentation for the unit.
Target devices
Target devices encompass a wide range of data center components such as servers and routers that
a DSView 3 software administrator may manage virtually through the DSView 3 software system.
A target device is added automatically to your DSView 3 software system when the supported
managed appliance is added. A target device may also be added individually.
Power devices
A power device is a type of target device that can be cascaded from a managed appliance.
When a DSView 3 software client sends a power control request to a target device, an HTTPS
request is sent to the DSView 3 software server, which then sends a command to the managed
appliance. The command is converted and serially sent to the power device. The power device then
performs the requested action (for example, turning a power outlet on or off).