User guide

Property Description
ProxyServer
When the Avocent proxyserver isused, D SView software client KVM and ser ialsession
r equestsare sent thr ough the DSView server rather than directlyto the KVM switch or serial
console appliance, w hich preventsthe exposure of the internal addr essof the managed
appliance. You may change the pro xyserver configuration. EVR1500 environmental mon-
itor, D SI5100 IPMI and gener icappliance sessionsare not sent through the D SView server,
even when the pr oxyis enabled.
SSH Server Enables/disables the SSH server and specifies the port it uses.
Trap Des-
tinations
T he DSView server polls KVM switchesor serial console appliance s to determine if they ar e
r esponding. If the managed appliance does not r espond, the D SView server sendsan
SNMP LossOf Comm unication (LCM ) trap or alert to the exter nal SNMP manager. When
the DSView server detectsthat the appliance isonce again communicating, a Regained
Comm unication (RCM) tr ap issent fr om the DSView software ser ver. When a response
change occurs dur ing communication betw een the DSView server and a managed appli-
ance, the D SView softw are writesthe event to the event log and sendsan SNMP trap to the
configured trap destinations. Trap destinationsmay also be specified by clicking on a man-
aged appliance and changing the SNMP appliance settings.
DSView Client
Sessions
Settings for inactivitytime-out, authentication policy, Single Sign-On (SSO) for the session or
restrictions to use specific IP addresses to start the sessions. Also displayed the number of
client sessions currently in use.
DSView M odem
Session
Settings for dial-up sessions, including inactivity time-out, time to wait for a connection and
dial-backnumber.
Email
IP addressof the SMT P (Simple MailTransfer Pr otocol) server that isused by the DSView
software to send emailnotifications.
Unit StatusPoll-
ing
Enables/disables unit status polling for the DSView server, and specifies the delay between
polling cycles and the number of managed appliances that will be concurrently polled.
Spoke Servers Enables you to manage the DSView software spoke servers in your system.
Data Logging Settings for data log file location, archiving and Syslog ser ver.
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