User guide

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.
Changing embedded unit credentials
You may change the login credentials for the IBM ASM RSA II, DRAC 4 and NEC IPF
embedded units.
To change login credentials for an IBM ASM RSA II embedded appliance:
1. Click the Units tab.
2. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar, and then click on the appliance type in the
side navigation bar.
3. Click on the embedded appliance name.
182 DSView® 3 Software Installer/User Guide