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1Product Overview
The DSView® 3 management software version 3.5 is a secure, web browser-based, centralized
enterprise management solution that allows users to remotely access, manage, monitor and control
target devices through Avocent managed appliances. A session may be launched to a target device
with a single point of access.
Features and Benefits
Network rebooting and troubleshooting
The DSView 3 software uses industry standard IP connections so that you can easily troubleshoot a
server, or even reboot it, from the Network Operations Center (NOC), from your desk or from any
location in the world. With the DSView 3 software, you can access all of your data center devices
from a single screen - making complex network access and control remarkably easy. Using out-of-
band management, the software can be used to reach and restart servers or other devices that are not
functioning or responding to in-band commands, regardless of the state of the equipment’s
operating system.
Web-based access and control
The DSView 3 management software provides secure “point-and-click” browser-based access to
control virtually any data center device using managed appliances from DSView 3 software clients
located anywhere in the world.
The DSView 3 software supports the following browsers:
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1 and later
• Mozilla version 1.7.3 and later
•Firefox
® version 1.0 and later; version 1.5 or later is required for Macintosh®
operating systems
• Netscape® version 7.2 and later
It is recommended that the browser be kept up to date with the latest version.
NOTE: The Macintosh Safari browser is not supported by DSView 3 software. On supported Macintosh system
clients, you must use Firefox version 1.5 or later.