6 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
VMware® environments
The DSView 3 software plug-in for Virtualization allows you to access and control VMware
VirtualCenters, ESX Servers and virtual machines from the DSView 3 software. You can launch a
Virtual Network Computing (VNC), Remote Desktop or VMware viewer session to a virtual
machine from a single point of access. For more information, see the Virtualization plug-in
documentation. Licenses may be required; see your Avocent representative or www.avocent.com
for more information.
Blade chassis
The DSView 3 software plug-in for Blade Chassis allows you to access multi-vendor blade chassis
and blades from the DSView 3 software. You can launch a KVM session to any managed blade
from a single point of access. For a list of supported blade chassis and other information, see the
Blade Chassis plug-in documentation.
Generic appliances
Generic appliances manage data center devices such as routers. These devices may be managed
within a DSView 3 software system by launching a standard web browser to the device URL or by
opening a Telnet session.
Embedded units
Using the DSView 3 software, you may add/delete, configure/display properties, and launch video
sessions to the following versions of third party embedded units:
•IBM
® ASM (Advanced System Management) RSA II (Remote Supervisor Adapter II) -
Version 5, Build GRE132AUS
• DRAC 4 (Dell™ Remote Access Controller) - Version 1.0, Build 06.14
• HP iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) - Version 1.20
• NEC IPF (Itanium Processor Family) - Version 0.5.1.20
For management functions (other than launching video sessions) that are not performed by the
DSView 3 software, see the documentation for the unit.
Legacy units
The following legacy units are supported in the DSView 3 software.
• DSI5100 IPMI proxy appliances
• EVR1500 environmental monitors
• DS1800 digital switches
• AutoView® 200-4, 200-8, 400-4, 400-8, 416, 424 and 2000-AM switches (these switches must
be Flash upgraded to be added to a DSView 3 software system)
• OutLook® 140ES, 180ES, 280ES, 1160ES, 2160ES and 4160ES switches
• Cyclades KVM/net KVM over IP switches