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50 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
To display server properties:
Click the System tab. DSView Server will automatically be selected in the top navigation bar and
Identity will automatically be selected in the side navigation bar. The DSView Server Identity
Properties window will open. The top of the side navigation bar will indicate the name of the
DSView 3 software server.
To change server network properties:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Network in the side navigation bar. The DSView Server Network Properties window
will open.
3. Type a new DSView 3 software server port number in the HTTPS Port field.
Trap Destinations
The DSView 3 software server polls DS1800 digital switches, DSI5100, CPS and
CCM appliances and DSR switches to determine if they are responding. If the
managed appliance does not respond, the DSView 3 software server sends an
SNMP Loss Of Communication (LCM) trap or alert to the external SNMP manager.
When the DSView 3 software server detects that the appliance is once again
communicating, a Regained Communication (RCM) trap is sent from the DSView 3
software server.
When a response change occurs during communication between the DSView 3
software server and a managed appliance, the DSView 3 software writes the event
to the event log and sends an SNMP trap to the configured trap destinations.
Trap destinations may also be specified by clicking on a managed appliance and
changing the SNMP appliance settings.
DSView Client
Sessions Settings for inactivity time-out, Single Sign-On (SSO) for the session or restrictions to
use specific IP addresses to start the sessions.
Email
IP address of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server that is used by the
DSView 3 software to send email notifications.
Unit Status Polling
Enables/disables unit status polling for the DSView 3 software server, and specifies
the delay between polling cycles and the number of managed appliances that will be
concurrently polled.
Spoke Servers Enables you to manage the DSView 3 software spoke servers in your system.
Data Logging Settings for data log file location, archiving and Syslog server.
* When the DSView 3 software server is running on a Linux system, the IP address field may contain the
loopback address. If this is not desired, edit the /etc/hosts file on the Linux system. Add a new line above the
line that defines the loopback address. The new line should contain the IP address, followed by the host name.
For example, the following new line adds the IP address 172.30.20.206 for the host name sun-jcv -
fc3.avocent.com, above the existing line that defines the loopback address (127.0.0.1).
172.30.20.206 sun-jcv-fc3.avocent.com
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain sun-jcv-fc3.avocent.com localhost sun-jcv-fc3
Table 3.1: Server Properties (Continued)
Property Description