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Large Data Center Application
In large data centers, the CPS serial over IP appliance may be configured to
work in unison with the DS1800, DSR™, SPC and other Avocent switches and
appliances. When attached to the KVM, serial and power ports of devices within
a data center, the Avocent appliances enable administrators to manage those
devices through local access at the rack or by remote access via KVM over IP
connections.
Small to Mid-sized Data Center Application
For small to mid-sized data centers, the CPS unit may be configured for
stand-alone operation. In this mode, the CPS serial over IP solution can be
used in conjunction with third-party Telnet and/or SSH client software for
secure console port management. User accounts and permissions may be stored
within the CPS unit or on an external RADIUS server.
Software Features
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Complete KVM, Serial and Power Management Solution: Works in unison with the
DS1800, DSR, SPC and other Avocent switches and appliances to enable
administrators to manage a wide range of data center devices through local
access at the rack or by remote access through KVM over IP connections.
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Centralized Management: Avocent DS management software coordinates remote
access to DS appliances, and attached devices, in a centralized manner. The
software suite consists of the DSView® software client; the DSAuth central
authentication, access control, audit server, and administration for DS user
accounts and appliances. DSWebview provides browser-based users with a secure
gateway into the DS environment. Avocent DS management software is sold
separately.
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Security: The CPS appliance offers internal and external user authentication
methods and port-specific access rights.
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Ease of Access: Avocent DS management software provides an explorer function
that presents your servers within an intuitive graphical user interface,
allowing you to locate and access your critical resources via a simple mouse
click. With support for custom labels and icons, it is no longer necessary to
recall cryptic machine names or IP addresses.
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Avocent Telnet Client: Compatible with third-party SSH and Telnet clients. The
CPS appliance comes complete with an Avocent Java-based Telnet client. The
supplied Telnet client offers file-based session logging, cut and paste, print
screen, session history, macro support and a wide range of terminal emulations.
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Browser Access: DSWebview combines ease of Internet access with central
security and management.
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Scalable: The CPS appliance architecture is scalable rather than stackable;
there are no restrictions on the number of DS appliances that can be added to
an installation.
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Non-blocked Access: The CPS appliance architecture supports simultaneous
sessions to all serial ports.
Hardware Features
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Solaris Ready: Hardware break suppression ensures
uninterrupted operation of your Solaris server even if power is lost to the CPS
appliance.Break Generation: Hardware break may be intentionally generated via
Telnet or SSH clients.
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Port History: Port history functionality includes offline
buffering, string search and various modes to save or clear onboard history
buffers.
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Direct Port Addressing: Sessions may be established directly
to any CPS appliance port by using SSH to bypass the CPS command line
interface.
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Out-of-band Options:
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Direct terminal attachment
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Dial access using serial applications such as HyperTerminal
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Dial access using IP-based applications such as Telnet
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Modem sharing capability via IP forwarding
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Alarms and Alerts:
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MIB-2 Traps
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10 programmable ‘Cry-for-help’ strings per port
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Network Interface:
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10Base-T/100-BaseTX, autosense
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SSH v2 : with username/password and key-based authentication methods
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Telnet
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SSL
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RADIUS
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PPP
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SNMP: MIB2 and traps
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TFTP
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BOOTP
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Ping
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ARP
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Serial Interface:
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8 or 16 RJ45 serial ports
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Hardware and software flow control
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Modem support
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Hardware break suppression
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Unsurpassed surge protection: 15K volts, all pins
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DB-9 and DB-25 serial adapters
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Rack Optimized:
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1U form factor
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Two units fit side-by-side within 1U of rack space
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