User guide

Unit and user management
The DSView management software provides centralized network access, control and security
for managed appliances. A DSView software administrator may add, remove, delete and change
settings for managed appliances and target devices, including assigning permissions and per-
device contact information, which are stored on the DSView server. A DSView software
administrator may also assign unique permissions which allow individual users or a group of
users access to units or groups of units.
Proxy server access
The proxy server feature allows keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) and serial sessions to be
proxied through the DSView server. When a session is initiated with a target device, the viewer
communicates using the Avocent Proxy Protocol (APP) and the DSView server makes a direct
connection to the appliance.
Virtual media
On supported KVM switches, a virtual media capable IQ module and the virtual media feature
allow the client workstation user to load files onto USB2-compatible target devices when the
usual network resources are unavailable.
Mapping physical drives or image files on the client system as virtual drives on the target
device can accommodate critical tasks required on the target device, such as operating system
installation or recovery, BIOS updating and configuration backups.
Dual stack support for IPv4 and IPv6
The DSView server is a dual stack host for IPv4 and IPv6 network protocols. Several Avocent
appliances support IPv6, including DSR™ switches, ACS advanced console servers, and
MergePoint
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service processor (SP) managers.
Virtual segregation of resources with DS Zones
DS Zones provide virtual segregation of data center resources, including appliances, target
devices and virtual machines. You can manage the users, licenses and authentication services
assigned to each zone, and transfer units among zones.
Enhanced security
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) appliance support will support changing the
mode of an added appliance from FIPS to non-FIPS. All of the functionalities supported by
DSView software on non-FIPS appliances be supported for FIPS mode appliances, too. Support
for 2048 Bit SSL encryption for the system and the client provides stronger SSL keys for user
access to DSView software and for appliances.
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