Avocent ACS 5000 SERIES manual A Complete Console Management Solution, Applications, Benefits

Cyclades ACS 5000 Series

Advanced Console Server

A Complete Console Management Solution

Cyclades® ACS 5000 series of advanced console servers offers IT professionals and network operations center (NOC) personnel the ability to perform secure, remote data center management and out-of-band management of IT assets from anywhere in the world. Using a hardened Linux® operating system, Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers provide optimal performance, security and reliability. Combined with integrated Power Management and using DSView® 3 management software, Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers offer centralized management and a secure and consolidated out-of-band management solution.

Decreased Maintenance Costs and Enhanced Productivity

Available in 4-, 8-, 16-, 32- and 48-port models that fit in 1U of rack space, Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers help to maximize network and server availability with scalability and cost- effectiveness.

Security features such as SSH v2, RADIUS authentication, IP filtering, and user access

lists per port allow data center managers and system administrators to remotely manage the network and servers with greater control and reliability.

Console management features such as data buffering, direct access methods to the serial ports (such as TCP port and server name) and event notification improve monitoring capabilities, allowing faster problem solving actions and higher network uptime.

Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers decrease network maintenance costs and helps maximize IT asset productivity while providing scalability, making it the right choice for secure in-band and out-of-band management for medium to large enterprise data centers.

Applications

•Secure console and power management

•Server and network management

•Secure access to test and development lab environments

•Legacy terminal server environments

•Industrial/commercial automation

Benefits

• Secure in-band and out-of-band network
	remote management
• Integrated centralized administration –
	using DSView 3 management software
• Regulatory compliance and easy trouble
	shooting – online and offline data logging
	with time stamps
• Power management – integrated power
	control
• Easy Configuration and installation - Auto
	Discovery of Host Names
• Windows® Server 2003 Emergency
	Management Services (EMS) support
• Clustering – central access to multiple
	console servers
•	Improved network monitoring
•	Rack space savings –1U form factor

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