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The AlterPath Manager E2000, 2500, and 5000 are a family of feature-rich,
out-of-band (OOB) managers designed to provide out-of-band infrastructure
(OOBI) users and administrators a centralized and convenient way to
remotely access target devices and perform all their system fault management
work from a single user interface.
Through an easy and convenient web user interface, the regular user of the
APM E2000, APM 2500, and APM 5000 can easily view and access
consoles, view consolidated logs and reports, and respond to triggers, alarms,
and other system issues that may arise.
Through the same web interface (in Admin Mode) or through CLI, the system
administrator can configure and manage the APM and all its users from a
single location without having to work directly on a target device or server
console.
Note: Anyone who uses the APM application in Access mode is referred to
as a user, regardless of whether that user is a system administrator or not. An
administrator is anyone who has the exclusive authority to configure and
administer the APM and its users.
Connectivity and Capacity
The E2000 allows you to configure 2048 devices, 4096 console ports and
maintain 256 Data Logging Sessions (DLS) or simultaneous connections to
consoles and devices. You can perform firmware upgrades on 256 separate
console management devices. The E2000 supports up to 256 simultaneously
connected users, and it allows multi-user access to each port.
Figure 1-1: APM E2000, Front View
The port connections, power connection, and power switch of the E2000 are
shown in Figure 1-2.
Chapter 1
Introduction