Avocent DSViewTM Chapter 1: Product Overview

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Chapter 1: Product Overview

Overview

The DS Management Software suite is used to manage DS, DSR and CPS net-

work appliances and SPC power control devices.

The DS Management Software suite is comprised of three components:

• DSView™ - A Win32® application that allows DS users to manage target

devices through Avocent network appliances. The Client allows for IP-

based video, serial and power management sessions. DSView consists of a

node manager, video viewer and Telnet viewer.

• DSAdmin - A graphical application used to create and alter DS topology

and permission information that is stored on a DSAuth Server.

• DSAuth (DS Authentication Server) - A central repository for DS topol-

ogy information, DS user permissions and centralized services such

as authentication, access control, audit, DS appliance monitoring and

Client/DS appliance updates. DS users may specify a backup authentica-

tion server in addition to the primary server.

The DS Management Software suite includes secure, browser-based access

to virtually any device in the data center, including access to all major server

platforms and serial-based devices.

The following ﬁ gure illustrates an example system conﬁ guration using the DS

Management Software suite. For more information on how the components of

the DS Management Software suite work together, see Appendix B.

Contents

Main Page Page Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Chapter 1: Product Overview Overview 4 Features and Benefits Network rebooting and troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Chapter 2: Installation Installing the DS Management Software Suite Installing the DSAuth Server 10 Installing DSAdmin 12 Installing the DSView Client Contents Basic Operations Page Chapter 3: Basic Operations Launching the DS Management Software To launch DSAdmin: To launch the DSView Client: Working with the DS Management Software Viewing Target Devices DS topology view To display the DS topology view: Page Icons Port status indicators Available In use Blocked 20 Not powered Adding and Configuring DS Appliances and Target Devices To add a new DS/DSR appliance to the system: Configuring host PCs Configuring attached KVM switches To con gure DSAdmin for an attached cascaded or non-cascaded KVM switch: 1 22 To add a new CPS appliance to the system: Adding an SPC device as a CPS appliance port To associate a DS appliance port with an SPC device: 24 To add an SPC to a DS appliance port using a CPS appliance: To add an SPC to a DS appliance port using a CPS appliance port: Adding and Managing DS Users Adding DS users To add a user: 26 To change default DS user permissions: To change speci c user permissions: Setting the Remote Session Window Size To set the default remote session window resolution: Setting the color depth 28 To set the initial color depth for all ports and channels: To set the color depth for an individual port or channel: Accessing Target Devices To access a target device: 30 Using Privacy mode To access a target device in Privacy mode: Sharing or Terminating a Device Session Sharing a device session Session time-out To change a remote session time-out value: 32 Terminating a target device session To specify settings to terminate the local DS user session: To terminate the current DS user session using the Disconnect command: Rebooting and Changing Power States To reboot a remote DS appliance: Changing the SPC device power state To change the SPC device power state: 34 Contents Advanced Operations Page Chapter 4: Advanced Operations Changing the System Settings Changing the remote session window time-out Limiting DS user port information Connection sharing Port status polling frequency DS Management Software suite update To specify a version number: Terminating a DSR appliance local port session To terminate a DSR appliance local port session: Configuring SNMP trap logging To con gure SNMP logging: 40 Configuring the Event Log To configure the event log for use with Windows NT: To configure the event log for use with Windows 2000: Setting Up a DSAuth Server To add a new DSAuth Server: To delete a DSAuth Server: To select an alternate DSAuth Server: 42 To add a backup DSAuth Server: To promote the backup DSAuth Server to primary: Forcing a full resynchronization To force a full resynchronization: Altering Settings in DSView Changing your default desktop size and window scaling To change your remote session window resolution: 44 To change the default window resolution: Creating and Using Keyboard Macros Local and Global Macros Displaying/editing macro selection buttons Sending keyboard macros 46 Programming a keyboard macro To add a macro: Page 48 Macro groups To create a macro group: To assign a macro to a group: To activate a macro group: Changing Cursor Settings To change cursor settings: To eliminate the local mouse pointer: 50 Adjusting Video Parameters To automatically adjust video parameters: Customizing video parameters Image position 52 Image clarity Detection thresholds Noise Threshold and Priority Threshold (Standard Video Compression) Block Noise Threshold and Pixel Noise Threshold (DSR DVC Upgrade) Image capture 54 Video scaling Mouse alignment Updating Firmware Page Page Page Page Appendices Appendix A: Technical Support 60 Appendix B: TCP Ports Page 62 Figure B.3: DSView Client Establishing a Session with a DS Unit Figure B.4: Establishing a Session with an Additional DS Unit Port Port 8191 Port 8192 Page 64 Port 8191 Figure B.6: Full Diagram TCP/IP Port 2068 Appendix C: Telnet Operations DSView Telnet screen Security property 66 Setting the security property To con gure DSView Telnet for SSL mode: Opening and closing a session To open a DSView Telnet session with a DS appliance: To open a DSView Telnet session with a DS appliance port: Customizing the application Changing colors Changing the cursor Enabling and disabling the exit warning prompt To enable/disable an exit warning prompt for DSView Telnet sessions: Customizing session properties Changing the terminal window size To change the DSVIew Telnet terminal window size: 70 Changing the terminal emulation mode To change the DSView Telnet terminal emulation mode: Changing Arrow key sequences Arrow Key Sequences To change the DSView Telnet Arrow key sequences: Changing the terminal type To change the terminal type: Changing the linefeed settings To change the linefeed settings: 72 Enabling and disabling line wrap To enable/disable line wrap: Enabling and disabling local echo To enable/disable local echo: Enabling and disabling 7-bit ASCII Login scripts To build a login script and enable/disable automatic login: 74 Telnet history mode To enter DSView Telnet history mode: To exit DSView Telnet history mode: To go to the beginning of the DSVIew Telnet history: To go to the end of the DSView Telnet history: Macros 76 To create a macro: To edit an existing macro: To delete a macro: To execute a macro: To create a macro group: 78 To enable a macro group for use during Telnet sessions: Logging Log files To change the default log le directory: To enable automatic logging: 80 To disable automatic logging: To start dynamic logging: To pause logging: To resume logging: Copying, pasting and printing session data To copy a DSView Telnet screen: 82 To copy DSView Telnet session history data: To paste system clipboard contents: To print a DSView Telnet screen: To print a screen of DSView Telnet session history data: Appendix D: Terminal Emulation VT terminal emulation VT Key and Keypad Numeric Codes 84 VT100+ terminal emulation VT100+ Function Key Support VT102 terminal emulation VT102 Receive Codes VT100 terminal emulation VT100 Special Keys and Control Keys 86 VT100 ANSI Set and Reset Mode Cursor Keys VT100 PF1 through PF4 Key De nitions VT100 ANSI Mode Control Sequences 88 Page 90 VT220 terminal emulation The following table lists the keystroke mapping (encoding) for VT220 emulation. VT220 Encoding The following table lists the DSView decoding for VT220 terminal emulation. VT220 Decoding 92 VT52 terminal emulation The following table lists the DSView keystroke mapping (encoding) for VT52 VT52 Encoding The following table lists the DS Management Software decoding for VT52 VT52 Decoding VT320 terminal emulation VT320 Encoding 94 The following table lists the DS Management Software decoding for VT320 VT320 Decoding Page 96 Appendix E: Setting SNMP Traps (Windows NT/ 2000/XP Only) To use SNMP trap logging: Appendix F: Menus and Commands Pulldown menus Shortcut menus and commands DSAdmin Shortcut menus and commands 98 DSView Client shortcut menus and commands Telnet window menus and commands Telnet menu View menu Options menu Appendix G: Glossary Page For Technical Support: 590-366-001D