Avocent SPC420 manual Embedded Units, Launching embedded unit sessions

160DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide

Embedded Units

The IBM ASM RSA II and the DRAC 4 embedded units have one target port and one appliance for each embedded appliance.

The NEC IPF embedded unit has nine target ports and one appliance for each embedded appliance. Port names default to “Blade” plus the port number.

The HP iLO embedded unit has one target device.

In the DSView 3 software, each of these appliance types will contain specific information about the target as well as the embedded appliance itself. All KVM connections are initiated through the target port/device.

After an embedded appliance type is added to the DSView 3 software, an appliance type is added under the Appliances link in the side navigation bar.

Updating firmware, changing device settings and rebooting embedded units must be done manually. See the embedded unit documentation for further information.

Launching embedded unit sessions

From the Target Devices window, users may launch a KVM or browser session to the embedded devices. Each session is handled by the embedded unit and is launched in a separate window browser. HP iLO, NEC IPF, IBM ASM RSA II and DRAC 4 viewers are proprietary to their owners, and the DSView 3 software has little control of their look, feel and configuration.

There is no status polling for these sessions (status is idle by default); nor are there connection types. All embedded KVM browsers have their own certificate authentication. Users must accept certificate authentication to launch embedded unit video sessions.

Users must manually close the window to close a session. In all cases, exiting or logging out of the DSView 3 software will not shut the KVM/browser session.

•The DRAC 4 KVM session launches a standalone launch browser which in turn launches a KVM applet. To leave the session, the user must exit the KVM session applet and the standalone launch browser.

•The IBM ASM RSA II KVM session launches a KVM session applet within a browser. To leave the session, users must exit the KVM browser session.

•The NEC IPF KVM session launches a standalone KVM session applet. To leave the session, users must exit the standalone KVM session.

•The HP iLO session will launch a browser session to the login page of the embedded device server. Users must log in to the web server to access the target device’s KVM session. To leave the session, users must exit the KVM browser session.

See the embedded units’ documentation for further information.