DSView 3 Management Software:
Secure, Centralized Access and Control




Avocent’s DSView® 3 management software provides data centers with a secure, centralized management solution for all of your IT assets–physical and virtual. DSView 3 software allows administrators to access, diagnose, and modify any managed device from any point on the globe, regardless of the health or status of the OS or the network connection to those devices. DSView 3 software makes your data center and remote offices more manageable, accessible, extensible, and secure.

DSView 3 software provides a single, secure, browser-based interface to manage your entire data center environment, including the following:

• VMware Virtual Infrastructure, including Virtual Centers, ESX Servers and Virtual Machines
• Blade servers and enclosures
• Embedded service processors
• Rack-mounted servers
• Cyclades® ACS advanced console servers
• DSR® KVM over IP switches
• Cyclades PM Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDUs)
• MergePoint® Service Processor Management Devices

DSView 3 software also provides custom views for each user, graphical report building and task automation tools, and a holistic view of your network assets no other system can equal. DS Zones feature offers even greater administration control by user, units or groups for better asset accountability and remote office and departmental autonomy.

DSView 3 software’s “hub and spoke” architecture allows for high availability and distributed access across locations. DSView 3 software’s out-of-band (OOB) features allow admins to diagnose and repair problems even when gateways, routers, or other IP connectivity is down.

Data centers evolve. Whether you’re migrating to blades, experimenting with SANs, or simply trying out a new router, DSView 3 software can help you maintain control by integrating with new technologies and providing a consistent interface, regardless of your underlying infrastructure. DSView 3 software offers deep pre-built integration with HP Software, NetClarity, Uptime Devices, VMWare and others, and provides an API to enable integration with other applications.

DSView 3 software easily integrates with your existing security infrastructure, authenticating against your internal or external standards-based services. All traffic is encrypted and the detailed activity logs provide a critical audit trail for issue resolution and regulatory compliance. By minimizing the need for local access in the data center the remote management capabilities allow you to physically lock down sensitive machines for greater peace of mind.

DSView 3 Management Software Quick Facts

Secure, centralized management of your entire infrastructure via a single interface Auto discovery of appliances Hub and spoke architecture for redundancy, real-time updates and load balancing across multiple sites Diagnostic testing from your desktop – across the hall or around the globe Detailed audit logs and reporting Automated updates, file loading and scheduling Simultaneous firmware updates Selectable encryption modes (AES, DES, 3DES, 128bit SSL) to support your security policy Authentication against existing services (LDAP, Active Directory, NT Domain, RADIUS, TACACS+, and RSA SecurID) IPv6 capable

Features and Benefits

Feature	Benefit
User
Secure, remote, centralized data center management	Access and control your entire IT assets –physical and virtual–from a single screen
Multi-device support	Click and connect centralized management for blades, VMware virtual infrastructure, DSR KVM over IP, MergePoint  service processor managers, Cyclades ACS advanced console servers, Cyclades PM intelligent power distribution units
Virtual Media support	DSView 3 management software provides Virtual Media support. Use it to map CD-ROMs and other storage media to a remote branch server to conduct file transfers, application and OS patches, and CD-ROM diagnostics.
Integrated solution for KVM and power control	Integrates BIOS-level access and power control in one solution. Also provides external modem support when the network is down.
Simple, fast and reliable user interface	Browser based, customizable with usability features including keyboard pass-through, scaling and custom viewer toolbar
Management
DS Zones	Segregate assets for departmental and remote office autonomy.
Access service processors	Using DSView 3 management software, administrators can manage power and system health on individual IPMI-enabled servers through the MergePoint service processors.
Notifications	DSView 3 software sends SNMP traps and email notification for defined system events.
Scheduling	DSView 3 management software simplifies management of routine tasks, updates and file loading including automation of task schedules and updates.
Multi-platform support	Supports Wintel, Linux, Sun Solaris and SuSE platforms
Security
Failover authentication	DSView 3 management software, with hub and spoke architecture, provides failover access authentication, ensuring system reliability and security.
Flexible authentication/Access controls	Authenticate user permission against your existing internal or external authentication service, such as LDAP, Active Directory, NT Domain, TACACS+, RADIUS and RSA SecurID.
System/User logs	DSView 3 software security features include system and user log management and event notification to help facilitate auditing and compliance.
Selectable encryption modes	You gain enhanced security as selectable encryption modes can support your security policy (AES, DES, 3DES, 128bit SSL).
Exit macros	Exit macros log out each user when a session window is closed.
DS Zones	Restrict user access by zones for easier tracking and auditing.

Specifications

DSView 3 software (hub/spoke) minimum requirements
For supported Windows and Linux systems: 2 GHz Pentium or equivalent processor
For supported Solaris systems: 1GHz UltraSparc III processor
4 GB RAM – additional memory may be needed depending on the number of plug-ins installed and appliances supported
100BT NIC (1 GB LAN recommended)
10 GB of free disk space – additional disk space may be required for data logging and plug-ins

One of the following operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with the latest service pack
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise and Web Edition
• Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
• Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
• Windows Vista™ Ultimate or Business
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 4 (AS, ES and WS products)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 5
• Sun Solaris SPARC 9 and 10
• Novell SUSE Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 9 and 10

Minimum client requirements

• 1 GHz Pentium or equivalent processor
• 512 MB of RAM
• 10 or 100BaseT NIC (100 recommended)
• XGA video with graphics accelerator
• Desktop size setting of at least 800 x 600
• Color palette of at least 256 colors

One of the following operating systems:

• Windows 2000 Workstation, Server or Advanced Server with the latest service package
• Windows XP Home Edition or Professional
• Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
• Windows Vista Ultimate or Business
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 4 (AS, ES and WS products)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 5
• Sun Solaris SPARC 9 and 10
• Novell SUSE Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 9 or 10
• Macintosh OS X version 10.4 and later
• Adobe Flash Player version 9.0 or later

Browser Support
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later (Windows operating systems only)
Firefox version 1.0 or later (version 1.5 required for Mac OS)
Mozilla version 1.7.3 or later
Note: If your are using Mozilla or Firefox, the Video Viewer and the Telnet Viewer clients require Java; see Java Installation.

VMware Requirements
VMware VirtualCenter version 2.01 or later
VMware ESX server version 3.01 or later

Blades Supported:
IBM blade chassis: BladeCenter, BladeCenter T, BladeCenter H, BladeCenter HT
Dell blade chassis: PowerEdge 1855, PowerEdge 1955
HP blade chassis: BladeSystem c-Class, BladeSystem p-Class
Generic blade chassis

Avocent managed appliance support

Digital KVM switches
DS1800 digital switches
DSR switch models: 800, 1010, 1020,* 1021,* 1022,* 1024,* 1030,* 1031,* 1161, 2010, 2020,* 2030,* 2035,* 2161, 4010, 4020,* 4030,* 4160, 8020,* 8030,* 8035*
*These models contain a modem port for use with the DSR switch remote operations software.
Cyclades KVM/net KVM over IP switch
Cyclades KVM/netPlus KVM over IP switch

Console management appliances
Cyclades ACS advanced console server
All CCM console management appliances
CPS810 and 1610 serial over IP network appliances

Power devices
Power devices are supported on Cyclades ACS, CPS and CCM appliances and on all
DSR switches that contain one or more SPC ports.

• Avocent SPC power control devices
• Server Technologies Sentry Switched CDU CW-8H1, CW-8H2, CW-16V1, CW-16V2, CW-24V2, CW-24V3, CW-32VD1 AND CW-32VD2 (supported models may change; contact Avocent Technical Support for current information)*
• Cyclades PM IPDUs: PM8i-10A, PM10-15A, PM10-20A,

PM10-L20A, PM10-L30A, PM10i-10A, PM10i-15A,
PM10i-16A, PM10i-20A, PM10i-L30A,
PM10i-32A, PM10i-32Au, PM20-20A, PM20-L20A,
PM20-L30A, PM20i-16A, PM20i-20A,
PM20i-30A, PM20i-30Au, PM20i-L30A, PM20i-32A,
PM20i-32Au
*CPS appliances do not support.

Service processor managers
MergePoint 5200 series of service processor managers

Generic appliances
Data center devices such as UPS, HVAC and environmental monitoring devices may be managed with DSView 3 software by launching a standard Web browser to the device URL or opening a Telnet session.

Supported modems
The following modems and serial PCI cards are supported by the DSView 3 software, provided the modems are supported on the DSView 3 server operating
system.

• Perle PCI-RAS 4 and PCI-RAS 8, which are backwards compatible with Perle V90 Modem
• Equinox SST MM 4p Modem
• Equinox SST 4p Serial
• Eicon DS series ISDN BRI-2M
• Eicon DS series ISDN 4BRI-8M

DSView 3 software also supports the USR3453B - Courier 56k external modem.
NOTE: The modems listed are not supported on Sun Solaris SPARC operating systems.

Diagram

Attached appliances List


Audit session report

Ordering Details

Software
Description	Part Number
DSView 3 Software, Portfolio A with 1 Hub/5 Users	DSV3-SWA
DSView 3 Software, Portfolio B with 1 Hub/1 Spoke/5 Users	DSV3-SW
DSView 3 software - 1 User add-on license	DSV3-1
DSView 3 software - 5 User add-on license	DSV3-5
DSView 3 software - 10 User add-on license	DSV3-10
DSView 3 software - 25 User add-on license	DSV3-25
DSView 3 software - 50 User add-on license	DSV3-50
DSView 3 software - 1 Spoke Add-on License	DSV3-SPOKE
Demo License Key for DSView 3 software	DSV3-DEMO60
DSView 3 DS Zones license	DSV3-ZONE
DSView 3 - Third party Power management license 1 PDU*	DSV3-PWR1
DSView 3 - Third party Power management license 5 PDU*	DSV3-PWR5
DSView 3 - Third party Power management license 10 PDU*	DSV3-PWR10
DSView 3 - Third party Power management license 25 PDU*	DSV3-PWR25
DSV3 Data Logger License fee - 8 concurrent user connections	DSV3-DLS8
DSV3 Data Logger License fee - 32 concurrent user connections	DSV3-DLS32
DSV3 - Data Logger License fee - 64 concurrent user connections	DSV3-DLS64
DSV3 Data Logger License fee - 128 concurrent user connections	DSV3-DLS128
DSV3 Data Logger License fee - 256 concurrent user connections	DSV3-DLS256
DSView 3 Mobility Software	DSV3-MOB
DSView 3 Connector for HP OpenView Software	DSV3-HP
NetClarity Auditor Plug-in License	Click here
DSView 3 Software Web Services API Kit 5 hours tech support.	DSV3-WSK
Virtual Machine 5 license package	DSV3-VM5
Virtual Machine 25 license package	DSV3-VM25
Virtual Machine 100 license package	DSV3-VM100
Virtual Machine 500 license package	DSV3-VM500
DSView 3 software- single 3rd party digital KVM switch license**	DSV3-AVP16

*Note - Check the DSView 3 Installer/User Guide for a current list of supported Third party power control devices
**Note - Licenses sold separately to support the following models- Dell 2161DS-2 or 4161DS and Black Box KV2116A or KV4116A

Description	Program	Price (% of RRP)
Avocent Care Maintenance Premium Program	1-year, Pre-Paid	17%
Avocent Care Maintenance Premium Program	2-year, Pre-Paid	30%
Avocent Care Maintenance Premium Program	1-year, Anytime	20%

Screen Shots

VirtualCenters federated view DSView 3 software provides a federated view across multiple VirtualCenters.

Virtual machines ESX servers DSView 3 software discovers and inventories the ESX servers and virtual machines.

VirtualCenter information DSView 3 software displays VirtualCenter information.

ESX server information DSView 3 software displays ESX server information.

Virtual machines summary Display summary, configuration and resource usage of virtual machines for monitoring and diagnostic purposes.

Remote console tools Ability to launch remote console tools to access virtual machines such as RDP, VNC and VMware remote web console.

Virtual machines target device Unified Console: Target device view showing physical servers and virtual machines.

Virtual Infrastructure tasks Display Virtual Infrastructure tasks in DSView 3 software.

Blade view Blade access and control in DSView 3 software.

Blade appliance/unit Blade appliance/unit view via DSView 3 software.

Blade target device Blade target device view via DSView 3 software.

DSView 3 Mobile software DSView 3 software’s integrated mobile module provides DSView 3 users remote management of Windows servers from a hand-held device, such as a Blackberry.

Uptime Devices Environmental Monitoring Uptime Sensor Hub enables monitoring of humidity, voltage and temperature from the DSView 3 software interface.

NetClarity Auditor Integrate NetClarity Auditor Enterprise with DSView 3 software for proactive network security.

HPOpenView With HP Software Network Node Manager (NNM) and Operations for Windows (OVOW) support, joint Hewlett Packard and Avocent customers can easily launch a DSView 3 software session through a node in HP Software.

Data Logger Data logging enables tracking, auditing and troubleshooting of all access to ACS/Onboard

Data Logging Data logging is enabled by port

Data Logging Archiving Logs can be archived by day, week, month, or size.

Data Log Report Example of DSView 3 software data log

Appliances DSView 3 software can manage a variety of target devices, including KVM over IP, serial over IP, IPMI, and external power devices.

Authentication Support for TACACS+ and RADIUS authentication for users.

DELL DRAC 4 Support for DELL DRAC 4, IBM ASM RSAII, HP/Compaq ILO and NEC IPF embedded devices.

Telnet applications Configure and launch third party telnet applications.

Audit enable events Run detailed event logs for auditing and compliance reports.

Audit sessions DSView 3 software provides an easy to manage interface that lets you customize anything and everything, including email notifications.

Autodetect1 Auto discovery appliances for initial setup, backup/restore.

Autodetect2 Auto discovery appliances for initial setup, backup/restore.

Email_notify Assign email notifications to keep informed of data center activity.

Encryption Secure systems with selectable encryption modes, including video.

Macros Exit macros log out each user when a session window is closed to maintain secure access.

SNMP traps Configure SNMP traps for activity and alerts.

VM pulldown Virtual Media provides the ability to remotely load software and diagnostic information, with or without a working OS, from devices that are centrally located.

VM session map Virtual Media provides the ability to remotely load software and diagnostic information, with or without a working OS, from devices that are centrally located.

VM Windows Virtual Media Control Panel without any mappings. Shows mappable devices. Drive E: is a USB flash drive.

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DSV3-HP (Hewlett Packard)
DSView 3 Connector for HP OpenView Software
DSV3-MOB (Mobility)
Mobile Management plugin for DSView 3 software
DSV3-NETA Single Appliance License
NetClarity Auditor Plug-in License