| 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 switches and appliances enable administrators
to manage those devices through local access at the rack or
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
- Complete KVM, Serial and Power Management Solution: Works
in unison with the DS1800, DSR, SPC and other Avocent 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.
- 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.
- Security: The CPS appliance offers internal and external
user authentication methods and port-specific access rights.
- 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.
- 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.
- Browser Access: DSWebview combines ease of Internet access
with central security and management.
- 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.
- Non-blocked Access: The CPS appliance architecture supports
simultaneous sessions to all serial ports
Hardware Features
- 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.
- Port History: Port history functionality
includes offline buffering, string search and various modes
to save or clear onboard history buffers.
- Direct Port Addressing: Sessions may
be established directly to any CPS appliance port by using
SSH to bypass the CPS command line interface.
- Out-of-band Options:
- Direct terminal attachment
- Dial access using serial applications such as HyperTerminal
- Dial access using IP-based applications such as Telnet
- Modem sharing capability via IP forwarding
- Alarms and Alerts:
- MIB-2 Traps
- 10 programmable ‘Cry-for-help’ strings per
port
- Network Interface:
- 10Base-T/100-BaseTX, autosense
- SSH v2 : with username/password and key-based authentication
methods
- Telnet
- SSL
- RADIUS
- PPP
- SNMP: MIB2 and traps
- TFTP
- BOOTP
- Ping
- ARP
- Serial Interface:
- 8 or 16 RJ45 serial ports
- Hardware and software flow control
- Modem support
- Hardware break suppression
- Unsurpassed surge protection: 15K volts, all pins
- DB-9 and DB-25 serial adapters
- Rack Optimized:
- 1U form factor
- Two units fit side-by-side within 1U of rack space
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