Casio ACS V6000 manual ACS v6000 virtual console server requirements

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ACS v6000 virtual console server requirements

The virtual console server runs as a virtual machine and it requires a VMware® ESX® or ESXi® server running version 4.1 and one vCenter server. A client PC running the VMware infrastructure client software (vSphere®) is also necessary. The following are the minimum system requirements for the ACS v6000 virtual console server in the host system (VMware ESX or ESXi server).

2 GB hard drive space

512 MB memory

Network adaptor

Access to the ACS v6000 virtual console server ISO file

An ACS v6000 virtual console server can be installed from an ISO file. The installation procedure is a two-stage process: creating the virtual machine and installing the virtual console server onto the virtual machine.

To create the virtual machine using the vSphere client:

1.From the ESX or ESXi server home screen, click the Virtual Machine Wizard icon.

2.For the Virtual Machine configuration click Typical, then click Next.

3.Choose an appropriate name for your virtual console server, then click Next.

4.Select the data storage volume on which you wish to create the new virtual console server, then click Next.

5.Under Guest Operating System click Linux, and from the pull-down menu select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2, then click Next.

6.Confirm the number of virtual processors is 1 and click Next.

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Contents ACS Page ACS B L E of C on TE N TS Iii ACS v6000 Installation/Administration/User Guide Features and Benefits Access optionsIPv4 and IPv6 support Web ManagerFlexible users and groups VPN based on IPSec with NAT traversal AuthenticationSecurity Packet filteringData logging, notifications, alarms and data buffering Auto discoveryTo create the virtual machine using the vSphere client ACS v6000 virtual console server requirementsPage Using Telnet or SSH To close a Telnet session To use Telnet to connect to a device through a serial port# telnet hostname IPaddress To use SSH to connect to a device through a serial portTo close an SSH session ACS v6000 Installation/Administration/User Guide Web Manager Overview for Administrators To log into the web managerWizard Mode Wizard Screen To configure licenses To configure network parametersTo configure Ports To configure users and change the default user passwords Expert ModeAccess To view and connect to devices using the web managerSystem System ToolsSecurity profiles To configure DSView 3 software security settings To configure the Security ProfileSelect System Security Security Profile Date and Time Help and LanguageInformation VM SettingsUsage To add an association by Datacenter To configure a vCenterVCenter Network To power control targets using the web managerLicense Devices SettingsTo configure a network device IPv4 and IPv6 static routesFirewall Configuring the firewallHosts To add a hostProtocol options To add a chainTo add a rule To change the policy for a default chainIPSecVPN To edit a rulePayload or AH Authentication Header To configure Snmp Snmp ConfigurationClick Network Snmp Serial ports To enable or disable one or more serial portsPorts Select Ports Serial PortsCAS Ctrl-X Parameter Description CAS Profile To copy/clone the configuration of one port to other portsAuto discovery Select Probe Strings or Match Strings To configure the input/output strings used by auto answerSelect Ports CAS Profile Auto Answer Pool of CAS ports To configure a pool of CAS portsClick Ports Pool of CAS Ports Authentication Pool of CAS Ports Parameters Parameter DescriptionTo set authentication for the console server Appliance authenticationAuthentication servers To configure a Radius authentication serverTo configure an Ldapsad authentication server To configure a TACACS+ authentication serverSelect Authentication Authentication Servers TACACS+ Select Authentication Authentication Servers LdapsadTo configure a DSView authentication server To configure a Kerberos authentication serverTo configure an NIS authentication server Users Accounts and User GroupsLocal accounts To add new usersAdmin group To configure password rulesClick Users Local Accounts Password Rules User groupsTo view admin Appliance Access Rights User group Appliance-admin groupShell-login-profile Managing user groupsCheck the Enable Log-In Profile box To configure a login profile for a user groupTo remove members from a user group To add access to serial ports for a user group To assign appliance access rights for custom user groupsTo configure a group in a TACACS+ authentication server To configure a group in a Radius authentication serverEvent List Event NotificationsEvent Destinations Data Buffering To configure Data BufferingSelect Events and Logs Data Buffering Monitoring To configure Appliance LoggingActive Sessions Appliance LoggingSelect Change Password Change PasswordTo change your own password Web Manager Overview for Regular UsersACS v6000 Installation/Administration/User Guide Appendix a BootP Configuration Retrieval ConfigurationTo resolve an issue Appendix B Technical SupportFor Technical Support