Casio ACS V6000 manual Features and Benefits, Access options

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Introduction

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The Avocent ACS v6000 virtual advanced console server serves as a single point for access and administration of connected virtual machines. Virtual console servers support secure remote data center management and out-of-band management of IT assets from any location worldwide.

Multiple administrators can be logged into the virtual console server at the same time and can use the web manager, the Command Line Interface (CLI) or DSView™ 3 management software (version 3.6.0.152 and greater) to access and configure the virtual console server.

Features and Benefits

Access options

Secure access is available through the following options:

LAN IP network connection.

Target device connection. An authorized user can make a Telnet, SSH v1 or SSH v2 connection to a target device. For Telnet or SSH to be used for target device connections, the Telnet or SSH service must be configured in the Security Profile that is in effect.

ACS v6000 virtual console server console connection. An administrator can log in using the Console via vSphere application and can use the CLI utility. The CLI utility prompt (--- cli>) displays at login.

More than one administrator can log into the virtual console server and have an active CLI or web manager session. All sessions receive the following warning message when the configuration is changed by another administrator or by the system: The appliance configuration has been altered from outside of your session. Upon receipt of this message, each administrator needs to verify that changes made during the session were saved.

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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 optionsWeb Manager IPv4 and IPv6 supportFlexible 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 network parameters To configure licensesTo configure Ports To configure users and change the default user passwords Expert ModeAccess To view and connect to devices using the web managerSystem Tools SystemSecurity profiles To configure the Security Profile To configure DSView 3 software security settingsSelect System Security Security Profile Date and Time Help and LanguageVM Settings InformationUsage To configure a vCenter To add an association by DatacenterVCenter To power control targets using the web manager NetworkLicense 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 Snmp Configuration To configure SnmpClick Network Snmp Serial ports To enable or disable one or more serial portsPorts Select Ports Serial PortsCAS Ctrl-X Parameter Description To copy/clone the configuration of one port to other ports CAS ProfileAuto discovery To configure the input/output strings used by auto answer Select Probe Strings or Match StringsSelect Ports CAS Profile Auto Answer To configure a pool of CAS ports 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 groupsTo configure a login profile for a user group Check the Enable Log-In Profile boxTo 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 Notifications Event ListEvent Destinations To configure Data Buffering 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