Remote Console Manager Quick Start Guide
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Step 7: Advanced configurations.
The console server offers many more advanced functions, including:
The Alerts & Logging: Alerts facility monitors serial ports, hosts, user
logins, UPSs (uninterruptible power supplies), and RPCs (remote power
controllers such as PDUs and IPMI devices). A broad selection of trigger
events (such as data patterns, temperature, or battery levels) can be
specified. When triggered, a warning e-mail, SMS, Nagios®, or SNMP
alert is sent to a nominated destination.
Extensive management of UPSs and RPCs using Open Source NUT and
Powerman tools. The Manage: Power facility enables both administrators
and regular users to monitor and control attached PDU power strips, and
servers with embedded IPMI BMCs.
Historical logs of all communications with serial and network-attached
devices, system activity, UPS and PDU power status, environmental
status, etc. The level of logging is set as ports and devices are
configured. Alerts & Logging: Port Log allows this history to be saved
locally or remotely. Logs can be viewed from the Status and Manage
menus.
Other advanced features, such as serial port cascading, remote
authentication, trusted networks, secure tunneling, Nagios distributed
monitoring, and the command line interface are covered in detail in the
user manual.
NOTE: To download the user manual, go to
ftp://ftp.blackbox.com/anonymous/manuals/L/les1202a_user_rev2.pdf, or
visit the Black Box Web site and enter LES1202A in the search bar.
NOTE: Also on the Black Box Web site, you will find the SDT Connector
software tool. Once you have configured the console server, this tool
provides you with secure, point-and-click access to the console server and
all the attached devices. Refer to the provided SDT Connector Quick Start
for details on setting up remote management of the console server and
connected devices.
NOTE: Also on the Black Box Web site, you will also find PortShare
software, which enables applications on your Windows® or Linux®
PC/server/virtual server to control serial port devices attached to a Remote
Console Manager. To use PortShare, configure the Remote Console
Manager serial port in console server mode and specify the appropriate
protocol (either RFC2117 or RAW) to be used (see the user‘s manual for
details).
