User guide

Product Overview
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The DSView
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4 management software is a secure, web browser-based, centralized enterprise
management solution that allows users to remotely access, manage, monitor and control target
devices through Avocent managed appliances. A session may be launched to a target device with
a single point of access.
NOTE: All instances of DSView software within this document refer to DSView software version 4 or higher.
Features and Benefits
Network rebooting and troubleshooting
The DSView software uses industry standard IP connections so that you can easily troubleshoot a
server, or even reboot it, from the Network Operations Center (NOC), from your desk or from any
location in the world. With the DSView software, you can access all of your data center devices
from a single screen - making complex network access and control remarkably easy. Using out-of-
band management, the software can be used to reach and restart servers or other devices that are
not functioning or responding to in-band commands, regardless of the state of the equipment’s
operating system.
Web-based access and control
The DSView management software provides secure “point-and-click” browser-based access to
control virtually any data center device using managed appliances from DSView software clients
located anywhere in the world.
Secure authentication and communication
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption may be used to encrypt data traveling within the DSView
software system. Users may be authenticated through internal or external services such as LDAP,
Active Directory, NT Domain, TACACS+, RADIUS and RSA SecurID.