Cyclades OnSite
Branch Office Appliance
Advanced Out-of-Band Management for Branch and Remote Offices
Cyclades
®
OnSite branch office appliance provides both remote sites and branch offices with a
compact, cost-effective solution for managing IT assets. Unlike competitive offerings, the
Cyclades OnSite appliance has been designed specifically for co-located remote KVM and
console asset management. It may be used to access up to 16 traditional or headless servers,
networking devices, infrastructure components or any other device with a serial console or
KVM port. Cyclades OnSite appliance combines the functionality of Avocent’s KVM over IP
switches with console management features in a single appliance for effective, consolidated
remote management.
Cyclades OnSite appliance's KVM interface uses high performance KVM over IP technology; its
console management features include native support for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2003 EMS
protocol, data buffering, event notifications, and direct access to any console ports. Using an
onboard Web browser interface, Cyclades OnSite appliance does not require special client
software.
Applications
•
Easily access, diagnose and restore IT
assets
•
Receive proactive notifications of prob-
lems, and manage them before they
become crises
•
Perform virtual administration over
UNIX
®
-, Linux-, AIX
®
-, Solaris
™
-based
operating systems, Windows platforms
and network infrastructure components
Benefits
•
Eliminate site visits to revive IT assets or
to install software updates
•
Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR)
significantly and increase asset and
personnel productivity
•
Achieve console or BIOS-level control
over any IT device with a serial console or
KVM port
•
Eliminate separate KVM- or console-
specific management platforms
Cyclades OnSite appliance is:
Powerful
• Leverages embedded Linux technology
Flexible
• Offers a variety of configurations and remote
access paths
Secure
• Supports SSL/SSH, modem dial back and server-based
authentication schemes (e.g., LDAP, Kerberos)
Efficient
• Integrates disparate management functions
Cost-Effective
• Eliminates KVM-to-serial adapters and external
power supplies
Simple to Deploy
• Includes configuration wizards and DHCP support
Server
Server
Router
Switch
Windows Server
UNIX Server
Linux Server
Firewall
Router
Cyclades OnSite
Appliance
Cyclades OnSite
Appliance
Cyclades OnSite
Appliance
Cyclades OnSite
Appliance
Database
Switch
Server
Router
PBX
Router
Server
Server
Switch
Remote
Administrator
System
Administrator
Bank
Office Building
Sales Of
fice
Warehouse
